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From the morning after the Brexit vote, I’ve felt shell shocked and disconcerted. On a personal level I suddenly have this deep sense of ‘unbelonging’. I’ve lived in the US for 15 years but it’s always felt temporary: like living on the surface. As for Iran, this is the where my deepest roots are, and where they feel watered, but, as the saying goes, it’s complicated. The one place I truly feel at home and safe is the UK, and London in particular. But today felt like a punch in the stomach. So like many others, I’ve been devouring the news and the tweets and the Facebook posts, trying to make sense of it. Here are five points:

  1. The debate and discussions about the EU, in public or private conversations, are overwhelmingly focused on the EU as a bureaucracy, rather than the EU as we have all lived it. The bureaucrats made the laws and the policies on paper, but we, as the citizens of Europe have brought those laws to life. I remember being in the EU Commission on the day the EU was awarded the Nobel Prize. Even my technocratic EU colleagues were cynical about why the EU was nominated, even though the Nobel Committee made it clear: the prize was both for an idea and the institutions that brought 60 years of peace to a continent previously divided and riven with war. How quickly we forget that just two generations ago that German, French, Italian and British people were killing each other. The EU brought not only peace to Europe, but a sense of unity among the people – and as much as we, as refugees and then citizens, may have felt racism in pockets around the countries where we lived, we all felt and feel European. That people can hop on a plane and travel from London to Florence for £50, or move between universities, and not worry about healthcare from one country to the next – is the EU is – us living out the idea of common humanity bound by the geography of Europe.

    This obsession with the bureaucracy of the EU (or the UN for that matter) is a distraction. While Fox News mistakenly claimed that the UK voted to exit from the UN, the headline was ominously prescient. We must take care to avoid falling further into that trap. Instead we need to focus on bringing to life and realizing the commitments that our governments have made on paper – like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and so many others. This backward step of exiting from the EU is akin to being told that your university degree from 20 years ago is no longer valid. We cannot afford to regress – not when so much good has come of the unity, and so much more could be done.

  2. The Brexit vote and people’s reactionary attitudes to the EU shows that state and inter-state relations are at risk if socio-economic issues within states –intra-states – are not addressed. This is a problem across all countries now. We see and hear it in our interactions with women peacebuilders, from Pakistan to Uganda. Everywhere we observe how governments have left a vacuum in addressing people’s basic health, education, income needs. Instead states are building up their armies and security forces. Where there is legitimate dissent or civic activism in pursuit of social and economic justice, the state is silencing them. Instead of fostering interactions with communities and civil society organizations, governments are closing them down in the name of fighting extremism. So we have top heavy security apparatuses claiming to represent secure states, but they bearing down on increasingly fragile societies. The irony is, of course, that if there is no moderate space for dissent and constructive critique of the state, and no alternative entities providing economic and social services or tending to the grievances and aspirations of citizens, anger and radicalization take hold. They in turn draw on identity politics to gain followers and condone exclusion and hate of ‘the other’. This is weakening the resilience and peacefulness of societies across the globe.

  3. Writing in the Financial Times on June 24th, Philip Stephens points out ‘that Europe must understand just how politically corrosive slavish devotion to fiscal targets has become…the politicians must confront the excesses. If they want to save liberal democracy, they will have to reform capitalism.’ Setting aside the irony that it is the FT making this call, it’s certainly time for it. I’ve coined the system we have now as ‘extreme capitalism’. I’m not against capitalism in general, as a concept – but we have to acknowledge that the last 30 years of economic and financial policies have fostered extremism across the world. It is absurd to celebrate the fact that people have doubled their incomes from $1 to $2 dollars a day, or even $5 – when we have created a system wherein 62 people have the same wealth as the bottom 50% of the world’s population, as Oxfam and Forbes magazine report. Capitalism has to come off steroids and adjust to the human spirit. The cognitive social psychologist, Matthew Lieberman in his book ‘Social’ writes about the proof that we humans have the principle of fairness and justice hard wired in our brains. We also have empathy and compassion hardwired. Our economies need to be anchored in these humane principles.
    It reminds me of the words and work of the brilliant Professor Radhika Balakrishnan who asks the simple question, ‘what is the purpose of the economy and economic policy?’ Balakrishnan suggests we need to put the attainment of economic and social rights (which should be the basis of governance) as the raison d’être of economic policies. In other words, our economic systems have to ensure that kids get decent education and that we have health care and jobs that aren’t about ‘getting by’ but that offer dignity – both in the salaries they provide and the substance of what people do for a living.

  4. We are living in the most pluralistic societies ever in the history of humanity. Each of us has a racial, ethnic, religious, sexual, geographic and gender identity and so forth. At its best this pluralism is beautiful, like a Persian carpet, with colourful threads woven together to make a coherent whole. But we are at risk of losing the best and getting the worst when each of our identities is being pulled in different directions. Here’s an example: When someone insults Iran, I have a visceral reaction to defend my Persian heritage, even though I’m also British, de facto Italian, and deeply rooted in Americana since I went to the American Community School as a child in Iran. Similarly I uphold my Muslim identity in the face of Islamophobia, but I would much prefer to recognise what unites us, not what divides so. It isn’t difficult. Talk to a Taliban leader about what he wants for his children, and immediately the human connection is made. I’ve no doubt we could find the common ground with the ardent Brexit voters, if only there was an opportunity and a platform for us to listen and talk.

    We need to work on social cohesion – not just tolerance or parallel coexistence – but on bringing us together, to acknowledge the good and bad in each of our cultures and traditions. Otherwise our pluralism is going to be fodder for forces that seek to polarize us which includes our increasingly insidious media. No society on earth today can withstand that sort of divisiveness. Yet little is being done to proactively and creatively resist these divisions. Instead of celebrating and acknowledging diversity, even progressive leaders and pundits are too quiet and a little too defensive. I remember in 2008 when the Republicans and right wing media in the US was accusing Obama of being Muslim. The liberal media’s response was basically ‘of course he’s not Muslim’ – instead of being ‘For the record, he is a Christian, but so what if he were Muslim?’ That is the very foundation upon which the US is built.

  5. Finally to end on a positive note, I’m thrilled that young voters in the UK wanted to stay in the EU, and feel so connected to their European cousins. I hope we get a second referendum so they can be heard properly. And I’m privileged in my work because I see the incredible talent and commitment of ordinary people who are doing what they can to improve their communities, while pushing back against predatory states, self-aggrandising politicians, intolerance and extremism. In communities across the world, ordinary people are taking on the extraordinary task of caring. Just that simple act – of caring about the young and the old around them. They offer viable positive visions and alternatives including education, skills training and health services. They want their police to serve them, not to act as a force of repression. They want their taxes and resources to be spent on people, not on weapons.

The answers are all right in front of us – literally. But right now it’s a little like a cacophonic orchestra – we are each playing our own tune. But when we stop and listen, we will realise that whether it’s the climate change community or the women’s rights and peace communities, we are all on the same side, wanting the same things.

The issues we are fighting for resonate with the vast majority of the public – but we are too disparate and too underfunded right now, to have a strong unified voice and message. Our task is to have our orchestra playing off the same sheet – with each set of instruments getting their airtime – the effect can be profoundly positive. If we are strategic, we can deepen the ties between people within our societies, while also strengthening the relations between our countries globally. Imagine building a house – we start with a vision and blueprint, then the foundations that are determined by architects and engineers. Our home in the world was designed by the architects and engineers of the 1940s, in the aftermath of two world wars. For all its flaws, they gave us an incredible home, but over the years, our governments have spent far too much on the fancy interior design or expensive security plans instead of on the foundations, the plumbing and the wiring. We don’t need to pull down the whole house, we just need to focus on the structural renovations.

We can pull ourselves back from the precipice. We have to.

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Copenhagen Open 2017

If you weren’t lucky enough to be at Copenhagen Open, chances are that you were staring at your Instagram feed for the week of 19-22 July to watch the (in my opinion, but arguably) greatest contest in skateboarding unravel. Basically, for 5 days straight, thousands of skateboarders took over Copenhagen, skating and cycling from event to event on (most likely stolen) bikes, with beer in hand. If you’ve seen video recaps from CPH Open before, you can gather that the event indirectly revolves more around debauchery than skateboarding itself for most participants and fans alike. If you’ve seen Jenkem Magazine’s video recap of the event, that was an extremely accurate representation of what it felt like to be there for the week of CPH Open.

It was an overwhelming, surreal, and special experience sharing the streets with so many skateboarders from around the world. Everyone looked out for each other and came together in the name of skateboarding and everything that comes along with it (mostly alcohol consumption, in this case). Having said that, there were almost too many humans to navigate around; each event was so crowded that it was really a fight to see any skating. This is probably one of the main reasons why the event was more of a party than anything; most people just gave up trying to see what was happening and focused on enjoying each other’s company. Overcrowded-ness aside, the skateboarding was next level and always a blast to watch when possible. We even had a Tom Penny sighting, which was already a treat on its own.

There’s not really much more to be said. CPH Open will go down as one of the most fun and unique skateboarding events on the planet. Rumor has it that the 2017 CPH Open will be the last one to take place, at least for the next few years. In that case, we’re lucky we were there to be a part of skateboarding history.

Check out some photos from the event below for a small glimpse into what happened during the week.

Here’s a below average photo I shot in beautiful Nyhavn; one of the more touristy, well photographed areas of Copenhagen.

On to the bowl jam at Faelledparken Skatepark. I missed the street contest entirely and barged up front by the coping to ensure I had a good spot in the sea of a thousand people trying to catch the action. Here’s Nora Vasconcellos with a color coordinated monty grind.

American gladiators Ishod Wair & Tom Remillard battle it out to the death.

GT goes backside on the back truck. Watch Grant soar literally 2 inches in front of my lens here via Instagram.

Over to Christiania, a small corner of Copenhagen where one can walk up and buy weed and hash on the streets. If you aren’t familiar with Christiania, take a moment to learn more about this special place here via the always reliable sources at Wikipedia.

Located in Christiania is the Wonderland Bowl, a legendary ramp located just behind the Alis shop. Here is local ripper Ginger who could be seen killing the ramp on a regular basis.

For the several skaters (including myself, for the first night) that came without a plan, they knew they could count on the Wonderland crew to make sure they had a place to stay on the deck of the bowl. Already a challenge to sleep on a 3 foot quarter pipe, to make matters worse, I was inhaling the sweet smell of vomit of which I could not identify the source of. Definitely had to be vomit though.

Tyler Surrey shiftys his flip at the Polar X CONS jam at Litauens Plads.

Sebo Walker with a fuckin’ switch heel mute grab for cryin’ out loud.

This photo doesn’t do much justice to accurately protray the usual scenes of commuting from spot to spot, but if you squint extra hard, there are skateboarders on bicycles (and skateboards, of course) as far as the eye can see. A pretty amazing sight to see for those who have never witnessed the “Wild In The Streets” formula as seen on Go Skateboarding Day in many cities around the world.

On to the Meat Packing District for the Indy Trucks “Wallrides and slappies” jam. Here’s a frontside crive from this guy.

With close to a thousand inebriated skateboarders at one place at the same time, it’s no surprise that eventually something would be lit on fire. Here a bicycle falls victim to drunk antics.

After all the pros got down on the vert wall and curb jam, the vert wall became a free for all for those wanting their 15 minutes. This guy climbed up from the back to pull this noseblunt drop yank in.

Pretty sure that this wasn’t the first instance that this dude dropped in naked throughout the course of weekend.

The Polar X CONS “LA Days” is a fun short film that premiered following the Indy skate jam and the naked drop ins. Check it out on our homepage in the On Tap column.

The homie Khulu from South Africa was having a good time.

If you weren’t too drunk to care about some pictures, there was a rad Nils Svenson photo exhibition in the corner gallery featuring photos from the filming of “LA Days”.

Madars Apse with a noseslide pop over at the Levi’s event at the Triangle DIY. As Tim O’Connor said on the mic, the Danes use the term “DIY” very loosely. It might not translate well in this photo, but the rest of the park is virtually a professionally built skatepark.

Raftin’ with Majerus, Kevin Bradley, Porpe, and company.

Denmark has a generous cash return for recycled cans & bottles, so hustlers were making their rounds throughout the week to collect cans throughout the week. Some of the skaters who were also on the same hustle eventually developed beef with some of the street collectors. This collection game is no joke!

Jamie Foy shuts down the tricks for cash jam at Planetariet with a back heel.

Ishod Wair won the CPH Open overall. If you’ve seen him skate a contest before, then this news won’t be coming out of left field. Here’s Ishod with a lengthy front feebs at Copenhagen Skatepark.

Luan Oliveira with a beautifully caught hardflip. Power.

Definitely the most entertaining part of the finals at the Copenhagen Indoor Skatepark was the death match races. Here, Aaron Herrington and Mason Silva go toe-to-toe as Koston follows behind, keeping his Instagram story at 100.

Blake Johnson with the ole “7 barrel jump”, a Danish specialty. This was the last event that happened indoors before headed to the outdoor bump to bar jam which only about 100 people were lucky enough to witness. As stated previously, CPH Open is one of most fun and unique skateboarding events on the planet and we were lucky enough to be there to witness it. Until next time, whenever that may be.

Photos and words: Mike Chinner

Red Bull Hart Lines 2017

This is the third year that Red Bull and Ryan Sheckler teamed up to bring the Red Bull Hart Lines competition back to downtown Detroit, MI to Hart Plaza for a weekend packed with rad skating and good vibes all around. This year, Red Bull invited us to come check out the event and agreed to put us up for the weekend, so we were stoked to head to the Motor City to watch some fine skateboarding and experience Detroit’s unique landscape and eclectic inhabitants.

The format of the contest is pretty rad. Each skater begins at the top of the course, hits several obstacles going downhill (and pretty damn fast at that), before finally making their way down to the bottom of the course to the impact section (which, of course, requires jumping). Basically, amount of tricks landed, trick difficulty, and speed all factored into each skater’s final score. Each skater’s overall time was ranked and was issued a point deduction for their ranking. So, even if a skater’s run was scored first place for trick difficulty and overall impression, they could end up in 7th place after the end of a jam if their speed was not up to par. This definitely made for an interesting format and some surprising results in the end.

In the end, Nyjah Huston knew what he had to do. He won last year’s event, so he was no stranger to the format and what it took to come out on top. It was pretty clear when you’d see Nyjah Huston on the jumbo-tron landing 8 tricks before most dudes (and dudettes) were landing 4 tricks, that he had it locked it. However, if it were all based on speed, this thing would’ve gone to Chase Webb, hands down. On top of that, hee was pretty much the only one that did more than an axle stall on the quarter pipe in the corner wall; utilizing it for monster frontside wall bashes at top speed before making his way to the impact section. Other standouts include Tommy Fynn, Ryan Decenzo, and Alec Majerus, to name a few. Their super-human skateboarding abilities sure are enjoyable to witness in person.

Shout out to everyone that skated and thanks to Red Bull for taking care of us and for the awesome weekend in Detroit. Check out the results and photos from the event below:

  1. 1. Nyjah Huston
  2. 2. Alec Majerus
  3. 3. Kelvin Hoefler
  4. 4. Ryan Decenzo
  5. 5. Chase Webb
  6. 6. Ryan Sheckler
  7. 7. Tommy Fynn
  8. 8. Felipe Gustavo
  9. 9. Axel Cruysberghs
  10. 10. Paul Hart

Getting the day rolling with the national anthem. It’s pretty crazy that skateboarding events have come this far to include the national anthem as part of an opening ceremony.

“Look, Paul, cut it out with the speed shades thing already, would ya?!” Speedsters Alec Majerus, Paul Hart, and TJ Rogers get ready for their runs.

Gap to blunt from Chase Webb.

Dave Bachinsky, 270 to lipslide.

David Reyes, kickflip front board.

T-Puds takes the haul.

TJ Rogers has always got time to sign boards for the fans, no matter the length.

Gap to frontside blunt from runner up Alec Majerus.

Shecks pulls through with a back smith.

Switch frontside board from Axel Cruysberghs.

I wasn’t sure what I was in for when this girl asked me to shoot a photo of her doing an “inverter”, but it definitely wasn’t a street plant.

Felipe Gustavo starts his line off with a kickflip nose manny.

Leticia Bufoni holds it down for the female gender as the only she-ripper in the contest. Back smith.

It didn’t take long to get yelled at, either.

Ryan Decenzo, frontside flip.

Kelvin Hoefler ends his line off with a bigspin front board.

Definitely a risky way to end off a line, Tommy Fynn had no problem putting down this kickflip back noseblunt.

Nyjah Huston kickflips the gap to frontside board for the win.

Congrats to the top 3: Kelvin Hoefler (3rd), Nyjah Huston (1st), and Alec Majerus (2nd).

Down to Detroit’s infamous Garden Bowl for the after party to enjoy some pins and some pints.

Good times mingling with the locals.

Thanks RedBull for the good times in Detroit!

All content by Mike Chinner

Blow Factory is the story of a unique skateboard brand based in Normandy that makes solid wood decks. Influenced by the 70s, Victor Bloch also cultivates his passion for wood through the preparation of old and decorative timber bicycles, in close collaboration with a local artisan.

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Friday, December 24, 2010

It's Christmas eve and Christmas tmr

First, I'm here to wish my Christian's Friends
Merry Christmas!!! ^^
I know for Christian,
it is not a day only to exchange present (may applicable for some non-Christian couple, haha)
but these are the day to gather and share the joy with family
and celebrate Jesus birthday (right?)
I can see many of my friends already started to be very excited nowadays
because Christmas is around the corner
They planned what to cook for family and what gift to be give for their love one
Actually for me, these two days might just another two normal days for me, haha
Maybe because i am not Christian, and my family don't have tradition to celebrate it
But i know, this is a warm and happy festival to be celebrated for most of my friends
So, I'm here to wish you all Merry Christmas~~~
and ya, i got a Christmas Card for you all, hope you all like it, haha.
Please click on the link above.
I get it from an email, i found it quite nice and sweet, so I would like to share it here with you all.
Hope you all like it :)

Candlelyn said...

yeah~merry christmas~

iWah said...

Merry Christmas to you too :]

carol marol said...

:D thankee!! be merry on christmas!! :D

lysiew said...

aiwah and carol, i am happy that both of you visit my blog and read this post, bcoz this post really is purposely direct to you two and another two sabah friends. :)

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1 Microbe Management for Schools How to reduce the risks

2 Cleaning & sanitation is important Molds, mildews, bacteria and viruses present risks Dirt & filth provide food and habitat for insects, rodents and other pests Proper cleaning & sanitation reduces illness and absenteeism

3 Impact of proper cleaning & sanitation Cornell University Medical School study at special needs school in New York showed amazing results from improved cleaning

4 Cleaners & disinfectants also pose risks Chlorine / Sodium Hypochlorite Very effective antimicrobial Corrosive to eyes and skin Respiratory irritant Environmental concerns from production, contaminants, byproducts Mixing can create poisonous gas Phenols Effective against TB – HBV assumed Corrosive to eyes and skin Damage floor finishes and other surfaces Strong pungent odor – respiratory irritant Environmental concerns. Possible estrogen mimic. Quats Typically not proven effective against TB or HBV Less toxic then Phenols – eye, skin and surface corrosivity Toxic to aquatic life Peroxide EPA Sanitizer. Not a disinfectant. Irritating to eyes and skin Risk Continuum Higher Lower

5 Identify and separate cleaning tasks from disinfection tasks Cleaning with standard detergent and water is sufficient for most areas Disinfection (after cleaning) is of greater risk and should only be done in areas where microbes pose higher risks Bathrooms Locker rooms Food preparation areas Blood or vomit situations High touch areas (rails, knobs, fountains, computers, etc.)

6 Separate disinfection from cleaning No cleaners should contain disinfectants Check any all-purpose cleaners and make sure they don’t contain any disinfectants Combination products do not work Proper disinfection requires that surfaces be cleaned prior to disinfection

7 Cut back on antibacterial soaps Antibacterial soaps may cause bacteria to become resistant to controls Should only be used in food preparation areas Remove them from restrooms and classrooms

8 Stop using aerosol products Combination air fresheners and disinfectants are especially bad Aerosol products often contain volatile oils or solvents Pump bottles pose lower risks Less solvent Larger droplets No explosion hazard Lower flammability

9 Avoid air fresheners Many are powerful asthma triggers Stop using paradichlorobenzene (same stuff that’s in moth balls) blocks in urinals It is a carcinogen (cancer causing) Alternatives Eliminate odor sources (clean doesn’t smell) Improve ventilation in odor prone areas

10 CRITERIA FOR PRODUCT SELECTION No persistent, toxic or bioaccumulative chemicals No carcinogens, mutagens or teratogens No ozone depleting chemicals Low Volatile Organic Compounds No hazardous waste characteristics No combination cleaner / disinfectants

11 Carefully read labels & MSDS’s Look for Ingredients lists Check signal word Check precautionary statements Physical or chemical hazards PPE needed

12 Follow label directions exactly Personal protection Clean first Proper dilution Contact time Ventilation

13 Always clean all equipment after use Clean and rinse mops Clean and rinse pails Clean and rinse any measuring devices

14 Properly store all cleaners & disinfectants In secure areas inaccessible to children and untrained staff Keep labels and MSDS’s in central file Store in original containers or labeled service containers Ventilation No ignition sources Regularly inspect containers Have spill response materials nearby

15 Remember non-routine use of disinfectants requires licensing Duct cleaning Mold remediation HVAC cooling towers

16 Resources Green Seal Janitorial Products Pollution Prevention Project Scorecard State of Massachusetts Purchasing Guidelines Office of the Federal Environmental Executive Children’s Health and Environmental Coalition (CHEC) Healthy Schools Network The Ashkin Group

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Quite a lot of Quilting

I've been machine embroidering work designed by my year 4s (8 and 9 years olds) at school:

This takes ages and doesn't give me much to do expect change threads every so often.  I can't really wonder off as then it sits waiting for me to do the thread, so it's better if I can stay in the sewing room doing something else . . .

What to do?

Well this time it was easy

I stitched together the strips of teal brown and white,  and then (hope you are sitting down) basted AND QUILTED!!

The quilting lines may best be described as organic, but they are roughly 1.5 inches apart. I had thought of this top as Aqua, or Turquoise,but neither of those quilting threads matched at all, so this is a Teal top, quilted in white!!!!

  1. Your embroidery are super cute and happy quilting!!

  2. Those colours are lovely together Benta. Super-productive as ever.

  3. *Gasp* not real, live, actual quilting?! ;o)

  4. Someday, I plan to meet you all.
    I love these colors together.

  5. Your a wild woman Benta. Love the quilt :)

  6. the colours work wonderfully together in this quilt, a real beauty.

  7. Lovely quilt and I'm very impressed with quilting too. Now for the best bit. The binding. :-)

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SLPD SWAT Fitness Challenge

Our goal is to host a fun and competitive event that encourages everyone to come
together for one great cause. This event is open to the public and 100%
of the website donations go to the charity.

Our charity is the George Mark Children’s House and they help bridge the gap between
hospital and home. They assist families who need the support during their most
difficult times. Our goal for 2017 is to raise and exceed $25,000.
This event has donated over $153,000 to their facility.

The interested team should contact us and reserve their spot. They will need to click on the donation link below and make a donation of preferably $500. $140 is the minimum but this will mean we will be required to raise more funds elsewhere to meet our goals. 100% of the entry fees go directly to the charity. The charity provides care to children from throughout the region, not just San Leandro. We don't want the registration costs to deter any teams from participating.

We will add the registering team to our distribution list and they will start receiving event updates. Their team name will also be added to the 2017 team list. The event will be capped at 44 teams.

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    • • 4 duty weapons
    • • 3 magazines- each
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    • • 4 sets of eye protection
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    • • Towel
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    • • Hydration system (optional)
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Scoring- Events 1-6 are worth 400-480 points each depending on how many teams attend. The first place team will receive between 400-480 points and each team after that will minus 10 points per position. Example: 4th place in the first event would get 450 points if 48 teams compete and 370 if 40 teams compete.

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How genre evenings lure patrons into the library

The lack of interest in reading and using the library among young people is an issue of concern at the Seinäjoki Public Library – Provincial Library. In 2008, the staff in the children’s section, the branch manager at the Peräseinäjoki local library and the library director met to discuss ways to lure young people back to the library and rekindle their interest in reading books.

The brainstorming resulted in a reading inspiration project geared toward youth where young people were offered the opportunity to read, look and discuss various topics during an evening event based on various genres. The genres chosen for the meetings included fantasy, horror, Manga, action and music. The Seinäjoki youth department functioned as the partner in the project.

The Seinäjoki Public Library and the Peräseinäjoki local library really rocked during the music night. The perfor- mances of a local band and rapper were a great success even though neither library has a stage. Mu-Ki, i.e. Book Sleuthing for young people while listening to music suitable for the mood, was also a great success. Present during the Mu-Ki Book Sleuthing was a musician and a librarian.

Horror night brought in skeletons, spiders and horror Book Sleuths. Seinäjoki library clerk, Jarkko Parkkinen’s passion for movies enchanted his audience when he lectured on the history of the horror movie and showed the audience demonstrative scenes from some of the horror movie treasures of our time. The age limit for the lecture was 15, but the programme also included horror Book Sleuthing for people of all ages. Dressed in black, Librarian Reetta Saine’s bloodcurdling style gave the participants goose bumps. Horror night was indeed one of the most popular literature evenings in both Peräseinäjoki and the main library.

For our fantasy night, we were able to get a real author of fantasy to visit. Sari Peltoniemi is a Finnish writer of fantasy for children and young people. During fantasy night, Peltoniemi elucidated her work as a writer with emphasis on the fantasy genre. Library director Mervi Heikkilä and Kaisa Salomaa, a student at the Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, functioned as Book Sleuths recommending fantasy books to young participants. In addition, students from the local cosmetology school whipped up fantastic make-up for the audience to admire. The entire staff had dressed up in fantasy costumes, which we borrowed from the local theatre, although for some young people, seeing adults dressed up in fantasy outfits can seem more embarrassing than exciting. This time, though, it aroused hilarity in the young people and no sharp comments were heard.

The genre of adventure and action interested young people the least. However, there was still an abundance of listeners when local adventurer, Timo Polari told of his excursions on Antarctica and Greenland using pictures and videos. Books and movies were also recommended during the course of the evening.

The night featuring Manga and animation was without a doubt the most popular among the young people. The reference section of the main library was packed with interested young people and we almost ran out of chairs. Seinäjoen Otakut, an organization for Japanese animation, Manga and other Japanese pop-culture, was an excellent partner when we were planning the evening. Hobbyists and professionals in the field of Manga and animation held lectures during the evening, and the audience had the opportunity to admire the Cosplay costumes worn by participating hobbyists. They were also introduced to Parapara, a Japanese club dance.

As I write this, the reading inspiration project in Seinäjoki is reaching its end. The Peräseinäjoki library plans to organise one more literature event; this time the genre is romance. A committee called Säätiö has been formed to plan activities for young people in the main library. The committee comprises library staff and young people themselves. The genre nights have shown us that young people are clearly interested in coming to the library as long as there are interesting events offered. Recommending different genres gets young people inspired and the recommended books go like hotcakes.

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Conservatism Is The Clear Choice

      There really is no argument that when Conservative principles are in sync with public policy, there is no better way to assure both liberty and prosperity for the majority of a society. It has been proven by history for thousands of years and formed the thinking of the Constitution and the other founding documents of this country. Unlike Liberal policies, Conservative ones offer more choice and more freedom and require less government restrictions. The very goal of Conservatism is to protect and defend the founding principles of this country, which themselves are based on limited government that provide the people with virtually unlimited liberty.
     One of the core differences between Liberalism and Conservatism is that each has diametrically opposed beliefs of what constitutes the best agent of change in the lives of the governed. Liberals want to empower government to change people's lives and Conservatives aim to empower people to change their own lives. It is this very core difference which is the fundamental struggle between the two sides. The Modern day Liberal ethos sees a fundamental inability for the average person to make their own decisions on a myriad of issues, from what to eat and drink to providing their own health care. And the Liberal solution is more and bigger government, which by its very existence precludes the growth of individual freedom and in most cases leads to fewer choices and less liberty. Radio talk show host and author, Dennis Prager, puts it succinctly when he says, "The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen."
     Another core difference between Liberalism and Conservatism is the role of government in the lives of the governed. Conservatism holds fast to the value of limited government which forms the core of this country's founding documents. The Founding Fathers framed the Constitution specifically to limit the federal government's authority, that is why they enumerated the federal government's powers and by doing so gave the bulk of power to the people and the states. This idea forms the very basis of the tenth amendment, which the Supreme Court recently set ablaze with its ruling on ObamaCare. The founders had a mistrust of government and a faith in the ability of free people to create the most just and prosperous society. The modern day Liberal sees government as a moral authority that can dispense rights and justice in amounts and areas that only it can best determine.
     I recently heard a woman on the radio who is the poster-child for modern day Liberalism. She said, that since there are people who can not make healthy food choices, it is the role of government, through taxes and regulations, to make those choices for them. Her single statement of Constitutional ignorance is illustrative of Liberal thinking. They not only fail to understand that this kind of nannyism in government is antithetical to the founding principles that made this nation great, but once given, that same power can and will be used against them to restrict some freedom that they hold dear. The bottom line is that the difference between Conservatism and Liberalism is the difference between liberty and tyranny respectively.

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As an entrepreneurial pair, one decided to emigrate to South Africa, to replicate the same business model there. He took an IP phone and was able to continue his administrative role (Accounts and legals) as if still in the UK. (With the use of some cloud based access to London PCs).
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What is often overlooked is the cheap cost of maintenance, on our survey of our customer base Telephon system maintenance if less than 10% of the price of IT support for the same company. If you consider a company still uses telephony for customer contact at least as much as email and web this offers great value. Also most IT contracts do not offer hardware cover, whereas a smartinfo phone maintenance contract covers all hardware failures and the labour to replace or fix, within an SLA of commonly 4 or 8 hours.

If you refer to our life of a phone system blog post it is interesting to note that maintenance or service contract also covers software upgrades.

Some people relate a service contract to consumer items such as washing machines or fridges, or even business products like photocopiers, but these items tend to have a single mechanical part, and a modernday phone system is software driven and a business critical component – in fact we would argue as important as the business premisis, or staff.

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oh, snack, don't be so hard on yourself. you'll always be a list to me

Apparently, b list is the place to be then. Love your blog.

Well,Ilan's a fag, and I don't mean homosexual. He's a nancy, girlie-man, spineless, celebrity whore wannabe whose taste in clothes and accessories only shows his incredible inability to understand what is important. What a fag.

With the goods like yours, b list? Surely you jest.

just remember Ilan is originally from Great Neck , Long Island, so he probably was wealthy already or at least got a good deal on that watch,

Some months ago, my wife and I sat at the food bar at Casa Mono. Ilan spent the entire time talking to us while cooking. I don't know why he's getting a bad wrap from so many people. He was down-to-earth and welcomed the conversation. Nothing about him came across spineless, girlie-man, or celeb wanna-be. He just won top chef - that's gonna inflate anybody's ego for a bit.

Bravo's The Dish has put up this story today: Ilan Hall's Bling, referencing your blog report: http://www.bravotv.com/blog/thedish/2007/02/ilan_halls_bling.php

That is the watch he was seen wearing, and it is not a 11 grand patek phillipe.

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I just finished "Gingerbread Mouse" by "Just Nan" design.   It is very interesting design to work on.  I had a bit of trouble stuffing the batting inside the mouse to stitch the brass button on the bottom of the mouse with my fat, pudgy, arthritis fingers.   Once I managed it, it looks not too bad.  The whiskers is from the fishing line instead of floss since I wanted the whiskers to be stiff.    I will put a loop on the mouse to hang on this year Christmas tree.

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I just finished "Snow Friends" by Lizzie Kate on 28 ct Cashel Linen.   This was a quick and fun stitch.

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I just finished stitching the suede leather as fringe on her blanket.   Also the beading on her mocassin.  The backstitching takes lot of time since I have to stitch around each design of the eagle in matching thread, example:   Red on red designs and blue on blue designs.  There are some beading on the drum strap strips.  I am now working on my way up to the head and the wolf design.

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Make a Scene Challenge!

Congrats to the winners from the Get into Shape Challenge! You can see the list in yesterday's post :)

Today's challenge was a stumper almost across the whole Odd board but I've seen the creativity you all have so I know that with a bit of outside the box thinking this will be fun AND bring in some really great creations! Our challenge... MAKE A SCENE! I want you to use your skills to make a scene. Could be a beach scene, clouds or butterflies in a sky, Moooey chowin on some grass in green pastures... whatever you come up with! Be creative you smart chicks! I know you can do it!

Here's what the Odd Girls did with this challenge:

Our Guest Odd Girl Patricia used Hula Kaylee

See? Lots of ways to do it! They were even talking scene cards on PaperCrafts Connection yesterday, which I found a lovely coincidence. So let's see you make a scene of  your own! This challenge runs thru May 31st. When the linky closes the challenge is over. Make sure as well that you are linking back your new for this challenge blog post to our blog or sweet InLinkz will not let you link up until you do.

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Hey ya Oddies! I hope everyone has been having a great spring, getting all crafty and inky. We are having just a blast seeing our new Clear Stamps making their way into the crafty world! Share any and all your Odd creations with us on our Facebook page, its such fun seeing them!

For our shape up challenge you all totally rawked it! I saw so many creative takes, great cards and awesome coloring skills! Our winner from this fabulous group is Nikki!

Congrats Nikki! You're the winner of 2 digis of your choice from our shop! Email me, to get your goodies!

Our favs from this challenge were especially hard to choose. I could have easily chosen 5 and still been unhappy leaving others out. Not an enviable position! I went with 2 cards that stood out to me for different reasons. Our first had excellent coloring and bright fun colors. Elena did such a fabby job bringing lots of texture in too

Isn't it lovely? Our second fav stood out because her card has such a fun, different shape. It really hit the mark on the challenge. Patricia also had excellent coloring and lots of details.

Congrats to both our favs! Elena, Patricia, email me to get your fav's badge!

A big thanks to everyone who played along! You'll want to join us tomorrow, the challenge we have for you will make you just want to make a scene! It's gonna be a blast! Stay Odd!

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Congrats to our winners from the Hot Momma Challenge! You can see them on yesterdays post :)

Today we have a new challenge that I know will whip you into shape but first I'd like to introduce you to our Guest Odd Girl for May!

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Hy my name is Patricia I lived in Madrid (Spain) with my husband Javier and my two little daugthers Lucia 6 and Rocio 9months (on July).I have been scrapbooking and cardmaking for three years ago , I love stamping and coloring with my copics love SOG Digi stamps because are really cute . My style is so fun and cute . I'm thrilled to be part of SOG for May!

YAY! Welcome Patricia! Patricia is such a talented lady and I'm so glad she will be with us all month long!

So, our challenge today, if you can't guess it from all the hints I've been dropping is to MAKE A SHAPED CARD. I want to see a card that is not your typical 4x5.5, left folded card. Make a shaped card or an easel card or something else, be creative!

Our Guest Odd Girl Patricia used Tiny Baby

Kellie used Balloon Kaylee (from the new Clear Stamps!)

Caz used Baby Snuggle Kaylee

Leah used Tiny Baby (times two!)

So let's see what you can do! You will be playing for 2 Digis from our shop! This challenge will run thru May 17th, midnight EST. When the linky closes, the challenge is over :) Entries must be new and linked back to our challenge. If an entry doesn't meet the challenge/requirements the link will be deleted. So let's play! I can't wait to see how your entries shape up!

***Inlinkz will be looking for 2 things before it allows you to link up: 1)that you are linking a blog post/gallery/etc and not just a picture; 2)that you are linking back to this challenge (blog or post). If its not finding either of these it will not let you link up. This is just enforcing the rules we have. Thanks!***

we also happen to be sponsoring the Charisma Cardz Challenge this week, where Leah designs, and she's offering yummy Some Odd Girl blog candy - CLICK HERE for details!

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Hot Momma Challenge Winners

Howdy Oddies! What a week so far eh? We release our first Clear Stamps this week and the response has been great! Just so you know, if you are thinking of getting your very own, quantities of Balloon Kaylee and Dancin Mae are getting low! We will be reordering soon but it will be a couple of weeks before they get here :)

SO, on to the winners of our Hot Momma Challenge!, my randomly bestie, had decided our winner and  she picked.....

Awilda! Congrats! Email me to collect your goodies.

And yes, is a girl :)

Now for our favs! We had so many fabulous entries to pick from that deciding is sooo tough! In the end though I had to choose. Our first is from someone who knows how to embellish a card! Iulia is knocked it out of the park!

Our next fav reminds me of our very own Asa with a simple and lovely design. Nick has lots of texture and color but with a lovely CAS design.

Favs, please email me,, to get your fav's badge!

Thanks so much for playing with us and stop back tomorrow for a challenge that is shaping up to be awesome!

Monday, May 2, 2011

Sneaks Week Winners!!!

They are in the shop!!! I'm so excited that coherent typing is a little beyond me ;) So take a looky at the winners from our Hop and Sneaks Week then head on over to the shop and pick out your very own Some Odd Girl Clear Stamps!

We love how many of you joined us for both the hop and sneak week and hope you enjoyed all the fun and inspiration that was shared by the Odd Girls and our FABULOUS Guests Amy and Eva! Thanks for joining us girls!!!

Now for what you've been waiting for, our winners! First up, sneak week winners (winner is below image):

and now the big winner of the WHOLE ENTIRE SET from the Blog Hop...

Big CONGRATS to all our winners! Winners, please email me, with your addy so I can ship out your goodies :) and please specify if you are going to buy any other stamps and I'll combine the shipping.

Thanks everyone who commented and spread the word! I hope to see you in the shop! Our Hot Momma Challenge is still going on so join in on that and join us back here Wednesday for the winners of that challenge.

Stay Odd!


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"Oh Lucinda (Love Becomes A Habit)" as written by and Peter Albert Neil Perrett....
Take the crutch away from you
And watch you fall down
It’s a shame about a girl like you
Always falling down

(Aha) I see the way you’re looking
It’s a silent rhapsody
(Aha) I know there’s something cooking
I know I seen that film before
The end is so predictable

You gotta learn to live again
That’s the final twist
I really hate to see my friend
Cease to exist

(Aha) The enemy we’re fighting
He’s inside of you and me
(Aha) Please stop crying
I know you used to smile before
I know it’s not impossible

You took my picture off your wall
Oh Lucinda (you’re funny, you’re so funny)
Only tried to tell you
You’re heading for a fall
Oh Lucinda

(Aha) It’s good to see you winning
I always did have faith in you
(Aha) The end is the beginning
I know, I’ve seen it in the war

(Aha) Get to your battle-stations
It’s a crime against our nation
Get to your battle-stations
It’s a crime against our nation

Love becomes a habit
If you see it, you gotta grab it
You gotta grab it
Grab it

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What's the story behind your new album, 'Anomaly'?

I was not even thinking of making a record. I did a tour with (bassist) Victor Bailey and his agent said "why don't you come out with your own band?" I said "well, I'm really not that interested." He said "if you do I'd like to get you some gigs but I could do better if you have a new CD out. You haven't had a CD out in ten years." I said "yeah but I'm not really interested in going to a label and giving my wares to them and then them saying this or that." Then I said "okay, here's what I'll do: I'll go and record a three track EP and you can take that." So that's what I did and I got really into it. Then the Return To Forever thing happened (2008's reunion) and when we went out and toured I saw that there was an audience again for that music. At the end of the Return To Forever shows every night I got on the mic and said "in an era of boy bands this is a man band and we're here to take back the music." I meant it and then it became a shtick because it went over so well. After that, I said to myself, okay, I'm going to do this – I'm going to go back to what it is that made me feel good musically. I paid for this new album myself so I didn't have to worry about going to a label and having somebody breathe down my neck and say "well, this tune doesn't work with that tune." I didn't do that and that's why I called it 'Anomaly': it's not the norm.

Do you feel that you're a kind of musical anomaly yourself then?

Without a doubt, yes. If you hear the next project that I'm doing, you'd say are you kidding me? I'm doing a Neapolitan project now with a singer from Naples. It's great. It's a challenge for me to do something that's very interesting and get you (the public) to like it and say "that might not be my taste but wow, I really applaud the effort."

Singer Nicki Richards sings on your new album. You produced her 1990 album 'Naked To The World.' What was she like to work with?

I'm helping her to develop her producing chops and she's a real great talent.

Will you be touring with the 'Anomaly' album at all?

Yeah, I'm coming to Ronnie Scott's in October. It's hard out here to tour. I'm going to do a couple of weeks in the States and a couple of weeks in Europe and try to recreate an audience again.

Going back right to the beginning, how old were you when you first started showing an interest in music?

About fourteen.

What attracted you to playing the drums?

What attracted me first was the trumpet. But then I turned to the drums.

Were there any drummers that inspired you to pick up the sticks?

I lived down the block from a jazz club in Jamaica, Queens, called Club Ruby and they had a big window that was actually behind the stage so you could look through the window and see people playing. And it just so happened that the drum kit was set up right there. So I could look through the window and see guys playing. I got totally enamoured with it. And the drums were like sparkly colours. I said "man, I want to do that!"

So how did you break into the jazz world then?

I played in little neighbourhood bands. I played my first professional gig at fifteen and that was because one of the saxophone player's father's was a policeman and they had a policeman's benefit. We played there and they passed the hat around, so we got paid and that was my first professional gig. I got really into the music and started really listening to records.

Who did you listen to?

As a kid, I was listening to R&B records by the Drifters, the Coasters, and Ray Charles. My dad and mum played records around the house – Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Lester Young. But then I got into music myself and started to want to play the music and then when I was 17 I heard a record by Miles Davis - I heard the drummer on the record and found out that he was only 17.

Tony Williams?

Yeah. Right away he was my guy. I was 17 and he was 17 when he made that record – I said "that's what I've got to be able to do."

You replaced Airto Moreira as the drummer in Return To Forever – how did you get the job?

I had played with Chick (Corea) on Miles (Davis's) 'Bitches Brew' session and then I had gone out with (saxophonist) Joe Henderson. In the band was (trumpeter) Woody Shaw, Harold Maburn played piano and Reggie Johnson played bass. And Reggie Johnson had decided that he was going to go to LA to do studio work so we needed a bass player and I went down to (a nightclub called) Slug's one night and saw Horace Silver. I heard his electric bass player play. I said "man, this guy is ridiculous, he's great." So when the set was over I walked over to the bar and I introduced myself and gave him Joe Henderson's number. I said "Joe Henderson needs a bass player – give him a call." The bassist was Stanley (Clarke).

So Stanley and I had started to play with Joe Henderson and a couple of years later Chick played with Joe and Stanley and that's when they met. So they played together in (the first version of) Return To Forever and then they went to Japan. During that time I had played with Freddie Hubbard and then I went and played with this band called Azteca. I was in San Francisco and Chick called me from Japan and said "listen: we're coming to San Francisco to play a week at the Keystone Corner but Airto and Flora (Purim) can't make it.  So can you do it? We want to do it as a trio with Stanley and myself." I said "sure, man." We played a week's worth of music that was incredible. On the last day, my friends from Santana came – including (percussionist) Mingo Lewis - and I asked Chick if he could sit in and then Chick let two guitar players sit in – Barry Finnerty and Billy Connors.  So when it was over, Chick said "listen man, I want to start an electric Return To Forever – would you be into it?"  I said, "oh no, because I'm out here with this band called Azteca and I'm loyal to it." So Stanley and Chick went back to New York and they asked Steve Gadd to play with them.

It took a long time for you to actually get to join the band then?

It gets deeper (laughs). So in this interim when I'm out in San Francisco and they are back in New York, I had some downtime with Azteca. Then this manager named Herbie Herbert comes to me and he says "listen man, we're starting a new band. Two of the guys would really love you to just play with them and rehearse and see if you'd be into it." I said sure, so I went to rehearsals and they loved me and wanted me to be in this band – now, the guitar player was Neal Schon, who I had known, and Ross Valory was the bass player and they were going to get Greg Rolie, who'd I'd known also. The band was Journey. So they asked me to be in Journey but then Chick called me again and said "come on man, you've got to come back and play with us" so I said okay. So I went back and played with Return To Forever.

What was the highlight of your time playing with Return To Forever in the '70s?

I look at it as a body of work but if there was one real great highlight it would have to be a gig we played.  We started out playing in clubs and then went on to concert halls and then what happened was we'd open for these big rock bands.

Which bands?

Focus, Lesley West and Mountain. We also played opposite Fleetwood Mac. But we headlined outdoors in Central Park in '75 at Wollman's skating rink. It held 7,000 people and when the concert started, they (the people) broke the fences down and there was about 10,000 people there. There's a picture that was taken of that concert. At that point I knew it was special because it was no longer a band that opened for people and played in clubs. This was like arena rock - and we didn't have a vocalist.

Why did the band break up first time around?

Egos. People wanted to do their own thing. It was growing pains and all that. But fortunately we've come to our senses and realise that there was a great contribution made and we are re-addressing that again.

Is there anything in the pipeline as regards Return To Forever in the future?

Yeah, next year.

Will that be live or studio?

Live – it's going to be a different configuration. The rhythm section (Stanley Clarke and Lenny White) will be the same (laughs). All I can say is it will be a trio.  We did a trio tour and we have a trio record coming out and there's a special concert that we did at the Hollywood Bowl with other musicians and that's coming out too.

Do you have any unfulfilled ambitions musically?

(Laughs) That's what keeps me waking up every day! To be honest I really want to be able to have the opportunity to express myself musically however I want to do it. And if I have the opportunity to do that I'm fine.

Lenny White's new album 'Anomaly' is out now in Abstract Logik.

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Sunday, December 23, 2012

A Christmas Gift For You • 1963

Christmas Gift from Phil Spector

Time is a funny thing. It might be hard to believe, but forty-nine years ago, music producer Phil Spector released his Christmas album, 'A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector'. The songs were all classic holiday songs, only done with a striking twist. Arranged by Spector for his favorite acts, he utilized his trademark 'wall of sound' to give the songs a new feel. This was, of course, decades before Spector would be arrested and found guilty of murder. But forty years before his legal troubles, you could count The Ronettes among his favorites. The lead singer was Phil's wife, Ronnie Spector. It wasn't until much later that we learned of Spector's harsh and often brutal treatment of his talented wife, who left him after six unhappy years. But when Ronnie was lead singer for The Ronettes, they made magic. Listen to The Ronettes recording of "Sleigh Ride".

The Crystals were a big act for Spector, making waves on the charts in the early 1960s. One of the early girl groups, they lead the way for many who were to come. Interestingly enough, their first #1 song, "He's A Rebel", was not really recorded by the group. Lore has it The Crystals were working in New York and impatient Spector wanted to record the song quickly in Los Angeles, so he brought in another group, Darlene Love & the Blossoms to lay down the vocals. While some reports vary as to when the real Crystals managed to make it back to the studio, they certainly were on hand for the holiday record. Enjoy their recording of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town".

Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans were also featured on the album. The group was made up by Bobby Sheen, who took the stage name Bob B. Soxx, and vocalists Darlene Love and Fanita James. The Christmas album was, in fact, the last time the group recorded together, so enjoy their recording of "The Bells of St. Mary's".

Now, from just reading the above, it is easy to tell just how important the amazing Darlene Love was to the career of Phil Spector. I think it was partially because she had the perfect voice to go with the wall of sound. Hell, she has a voice that coupld go with just about anything. And of all the songs on this recording, it was Darlene's version of "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" that had real, long-lasting impact. It remains one of my favorites, and I am glad to share it with you. Love sings the song every year on David Letterman's talk show since 1986, and still sounds spectacular. This is her appearance in 2008, when she was 67 years of age. And still sounding like a 20-year-old.

Merry Christmas!

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Bobby Jo Valentine • What A Wonderful World

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With the release of a recent video, singer/songwriter Bobby Jo Valentine has tossed his hat in the ring to participate in one of the reality television music competitions, and did so with great style. He chose to perform "What A Wonderful World", a song written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss, and originally recorded by Louis Armstrong. In this performance, Bobby Jo offers a tender softness for the song, showing great strength as he doesn't oversell the song. Listen as he caresses the lyrics of "What A Wonderful World".

While I think he does a great job on this song, it is really his own music I love to hear him perform. Listening to his studio music, I am always impressed by the strength you can find in his voice, without him needing to try vocal gymnastics. For more about Bobby Jo Valentine, visit his official website. You can also find him on Twitter and Facebook. His latest album, 'Home', can be purchased on iTunes and Amazon.

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Ukraine offers maintenance for Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier Vikramaditya

Ukraine offers maintenance for Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier Vikramaditya

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In an attempt to carve a bigger space for its defense industry, Ukraine has offered maintenance to the Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier Vikramaditya and will jointly produce gas turbine engines with the world’s largest importer of defense equipment. The Ukrainian defense industry enterprise has also signed new contracts worth over $20 million with India’s state-owned Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) for the modernization and localization of the production of components for armored vehicles of the Indian Army.

“The parties discussed the further participation of Ukrainian defense industry enterprises in modernization and development of the Indian Navy: continued delivery and joint production of gas turbine engines, maintenance of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya — built by specialists of Mykolaiv shipbuilding plant,” UkrOboronProm said in a statement on Thursday.

The statement was released after the meeting between the director general of the SC “UkrOboronProm” and the chief of naval staff of India, Admiral Sunil Lanba, within the framework of DefExpo 2018.

Indian scientists have reportedly been engaged in the development of gas turbine engines for the last three decades but with little success. Now, the state-owned DRDO wants help from foreign manufacturers to fully develop the engine.

Ukraine has also evinced interest in the joint production of ships and coastal radar systems, sea buoys and supplies of spare parts for Indian ships and submarines.

“The chief of the naval staff of the Republic of India expressed support and interest in cooperating with Ukrainian enterprises in a number of existing projects,” the UkrOboronProm statement further read.

In another development, India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has signed a MoU with Motorsich JSC and Ivchenko Progress SE, Ukraine, for the engine design, development, testing and manufacturing of critical components during the ongoing DefExpo 2018 in Chennai.

“HAL is already in the process of designing and developing medium thrust and shaft engines. This MoU will facilitate the further strengthening of the development and testing of these indigenous engines,” T Suvarna Raju, CMD of HAL, said.

Both Motorsich JSE and Ivchenko Progress are the manufacturers and suppliers of aeroengines for various platforms situated in Ukraine.


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Friday, May 25, 2012

Anderson Cooper interviews a Pastor Worley Supporter - VIDEO

This is sad to watch

Roger Poladopoulos said...

If this is the best spokesperson the Christian extremists can put forth, then they need to fire their PR person. This woman makes no sense whatsoever! I watched this interview on CNN (captioned). Have these people even read any part of the New Testament? I think not!

Bob said...

Sad Crazy Stupid woman.

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26 February 2006

Take Two

I've moved to blogspot because apparently, you can't comment on myspace unless you're a member and the whole point is to have a conversation with people, so open commenting is a must. I'll keep the myspace, but it won't be updated as often as this one.

Brian doesn't understand the title of the blog. I think it's self-evident - given who 's writing it- but I had to explain the red diaper baby bit. I guess mine was really more of pink, but my kids' definitely had redder ones. There are worse things to be than a bleeding heart liberal, I suppose.

Yesterday was the regional History Day fair and I am still exhausted. It was held at the Redbirds' stadium, which is a phenomenal facility. The Redbirds operate as a non-profit and are incredibly generous with the time of their staff and their resources. The arbitrary renumbering of all the entires without notifying us and the subsequent hour and a half delay in judging is really a small price to pay for such a cool venue and support. We even made the paper, which is great. Now, if we can get some funding . . .

Look - a red diaper baby!My brother Joshua took two of his four written PhD comps this week. His loverly wife, Teresa, also took her master's comps. They are better students than me. Taking comps with a 3 month old? YIKES! Oh - look at this photo. Teresa took it. I think it is incredibly beautiful. I'm going to get it professionally printed and framed. Maybe give copies to my parents as well.

So - I have about 6 weeks until comps. I'm guessing I'll scrape by in American, but crash and burn in Latin American. I do get to retake Lat Am after I fail, but it's going to be humiliating to face everyone. If they only wouldn't focus on historiography so heavily - being able to regurgitate lists of books, IMHO, is not as important as UNDERSTANDING what the books are saying. But, the hoops are set and I must jump. Sick thing is - I did this to myself. I swear - that Catholic upbringing really left a masochistic streak in me.

Oh - I actually read a book for fun Tuesday night, Falling Angel by Greg Iles. I liked it - he had some excellent social commentary about not just Natchez, but so many Southern communities. Not quite as good as Quiet Game, but worth the time, I think. I'm sure I have friends that think it's too pedestrian, too bourgeoise, but sometimes I think those friends are pretentious [insert a five letter word beginning with p that also means "to pierce slightly with a sharp point"]s sometimes. You will know who you are when you read this - don't get all righteously indignant. No harm meant. Tough love, baby, tough love.

I wish Memphis had a decent radio station. (told you this was random firings) I'm listening to XM radio on DirecTV - there's a station called Fred that's really cool. In the last little bit, they've played Stone Roses, The Pixies, the Boomtown Rats, and this sounds like maybe non-icky Joe Jackson. Yep. It is. There is WEVL, but it is so eclectic that you can't just turn it on and KNOW you'll hear something you'll like.

OK - enough blather. I need to edumacate myself about the Early Republic.


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Southshore is a third party logistics provider with logistics outsourcing operations in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Connecticut. The Southshore Companies require all managers to participate in continuing education through the IWLA or other recognized professional continuing education programs. In addition, Southshore has initiated a series of monthly manager training teleconferences with all Southshore locations to discuss continuing education topics, customer case studies and logistics best practices. Drawing on his experience at the IWLA Essentials Course in Logistics Management and his wide experience as a warehousing logistics and distribution operator, Bob Oberheu will organize and lead these Southshore manager teleconferences.

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Saturday, May 13, 2006

Exchange Program

As I complete my week of working in Brussels here is a front page headline from today's International Herald Tribune (IHT) newspaper -- "Antwerp on edge after killing prompts racial hate worries" -- which is a story regarding the murder of a black woman and a white child she was caring for apparently murdered by a "black-clad teenager with with a shaven skull and a new weapon.............." Timing is everything!! I am doing a day trip to Antwerp today -- typically known as the diamond capital of the world -- but it appears the city's production of skin heads is increasing as evidenced by the rise of the Flemish Interest political party which has an "anti-foreigner program." Unfortunately the IHT did not elaborate what the elements of this program are but we could see the results in October 2006 when municipal elections are scheduled. I should note though that the Flemish Interest party did "condemn Thursday's murder."

Clearly a perfect example of cultures clashing in a Europe that prides itself on its ability to blend diverse cultures, languages, and political systems into the bureaucratic utopia known as the European Union. Another example of cultural friction also noted in today's IHT via an editorial is the decision made by 80 members of the Nukak tribe in Colombia to "renounce their ancestral ways" of living in the Colombian jungle to join the "modern world" in the nearby village of San Jose del Guaviare -- no metropolitan area by any means but clearly a different world for the Nukak.

What struck me most was this (numerous adjectives could be inserted here - "elitist, , pessimistic") statement in IHT's editorial:

"The Nukak have every right to make this decision for themselves. But it's hard to escape the feeling that their self-sustaining existence - which went almost entirely unnoticed by the rest of the world - was holding something open for us, something that has now been lost."

Hey, come on IHT (published by the New York Times, NYT) staff!!! Why don't you save what you fear being "lost" by leaving your modern world, along with some of Hollywood's finest social engineers/policy experts commonly known as actors and actresses, by moving to the Colombian jungle to learn the way of the Nukak culture. I suggest we send 40 staff from the IHT/NYT and 40 of Hollywood's brightest :) stars to the Nukaks' homeland to replace the 80 Nukaks who left the jungle for the local village in an exchange program to benefit Mother Earth.

See you at the village elders' meeting,

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jdsqrd said...

How dare you mock global policies proposed by people who make millions of dollars for being good at pretending? The Martin Sheen/"Otter" ticket is a shoe-in in 2008. George Clooney for Sec. of State. Brangelina for UN Ambassador. Tom Selleck for Sec of Defense. Jon Stewert for Press Sec. Oh, what a wonderful time it will be...