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[?]Submitted by this SHAPE OF JAZZ
Sorry posts have been slow lately. I have been having a lot of projects going which has been pulling myself away from the blog. I just wanted to drop in and posts some interesting tidbits.Howard Mandel made a great post about Cecil Taylor in honor of […]
Happy Feet!
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[?]Submitted by Jazz Suite
Today’s Paul Whitemen’s birthday, which for me is simply an excuse to post this crazy little acid trip from King of Jazz: Happy Feet
Eric Dolphy Live in Illinois
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[?]Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
Eric Dolphy is, I suspect, a problem for historians of jazz. On the one hand, he was surely one of the most inventive composers of the jazz era. On the other, it is not see easy to trace his influence in the way that Coltrane or Ornette […]
DB Challenge March:Spinach Lasagne with Vegan Cauliflower Bachemal and Vegetable Ragu
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[?]Submitted by Health Nut
First of all,my hearty thanks to my well wishers.I’m feeling better now,still a little sniffy ,achy and weak,I know you won’t believe that If I say that I made this pasta dish from scratch in spite of my illness.
After slurping soups and stews for quite for sometime now,this […]
The Ramblings Of A Straw Widower
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[?]Submitted by Barry’s Wine Notes & Memories
My wife went away for a long weekend..a friend had a birthday. That means I am a Strohwitwer…(the translation roughly means a grass widower..temporary solo period). So..what do I do?…well.. I plan my eating and drinking….
Day 1
An Italian restaurant I hadn’t visited for a while….Ambiente […]
Free Trade and Imaginary Lines Called Borders
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Don Boudreaux, Cafe Hayek:
Practically speaking, there is free trade throughout the United States. My family and I (in VA) routinely buy wine from California and Oregon, oranges and lemons from Florida, computer software from Washington state, maple syrup from Vermont, peaches from South Carolina, television newscasts from […]
The Fed’s new balance sheet
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[?]Submitted by Econbrowser
My previous post reviewed the profound changes in the balance sheet of the U.S. Federal Reserve over the last 18 months. Here I comment on some of the concerns that the new Fed balance sheet raises for the conduct of monetary policy.
I would suggest first that the new Fed […]
KFC Wants to Help Patch the Nation’s Potholes
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
But the city of Chicago says “No thanks.”
Chicago Tribune — The fast-food chain has sent off a letter to the nation’s mayors, offering to patch their potholes for free. The company will leave behind a stenciled brand on the patch informing people the road has been “Re-Freshed by […]
Stimulus Could Favor White Males
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
WASHINGTON – Nonunion contractors and minority and female workers fear that they could lose out on major construction projects funded by the economic stimulus package because President Barack Obama has issued a directive on contracting that favors union labor. An executive order that Obama signed “encourages executive agencies […]
Supply and Demand in Action, Part II
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Source.
Supply and Demand in Action, Part I
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Supply and Demand in Action, Part II
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The 50 Best (Worst?) Pun Store Names
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List.
Thank You StupidCancer.com
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[?] Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
Check it out I am #19 on the list!!! [permalink] I know this is shameless self promotion, but I know I wouldn’t have gotten on the list without Stupid Cancer.com and Matt Zachary.
Mel is a breast cancer survivor. Listen to her on The Vic McCarty […]
Ryan Newman Picks Up 9 Points Positions At Martinsville With 6th Place Finish
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[?]Submitted by Ryan Newman News and Information
I need to say right at the start here that I did not catch much of the first half of the race.
But Ryan Newman finished 6th at Martinsville Speedway for the Goody’s Pain Relief 500. This has Newman now 18th in the points.
I don’t think […]
Plane Heads
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
Here’s another painting exercise that I learned from Paul Souza, who taught the “scumbling the lights” method on a previous post.
As you look at a real posed model, try to analyze the head in terms of simple planes.
State the lines bounding the planes in pencil on chipboard. Seal […]
Orientalist and Academic Exhibitions
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
While the Dahesh Museum is looking for a new permanent home for its collection of academic painting, it is loaning works to other museums.
The Joseph I. Lubin House at Syracuse University is currently exhibiting “In Pursuit of the Exotic: Artists Abroad in 19th Century Egypt and the Holy […]
Kossin and Karn in Illustration Magazine
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
Illustration Magazine comes out every three months with gorgeous color features on twentieth century illustrators.
The new Issue 25 takes a look at the pulp and fashion work of Gloria Stoll Karn and the bold designs of Sandy Kossin.
Kossin himself wrote the second article, which includes 41 illustrations. He […]
Puddles on an Overcast Day
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[?]Submitted by foothills & highlands
8″x10″ oil on RayMar panel, painted en plein air, alla prima on 3-24-09 (completed around 3:15) - $85 including shipping - This is the first time I’ve been out painting en plein air in a long, long time…well, since November anyway. I usually paint during morning hours, […]
“The Secret Garden” ~ 24″ x 24″ A Painting A Day Hudson River School Spring Landscapes by Connie Tom
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[?]Submitted by A Painting for You!
It’s an early Spring morning and a beautiful time for a stroll. I love the first of the day. The air seems much crisper and fresher. The dew is still on the flowers and it’s a wonderful time to start your day. ~ Enjoy!
“That your faith […]
On the Psychological Continuum
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[?]Submitted by Animal Person
There is a general consensus that vegetarianism and veganism are different philosophically. And when I spoke about a continuum over a year ago as a result of a workshop with Rae Sikora, who demonstrated that there was a continuum, there was some discontent.
How about this? There is no […]
On “Animal Rights Conferences”
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[?]Submitted by Animal Person
“Two Animal Rights Conferences: Will you be there?” by Drew Wilson at Care2’s animal welfare blog has yet to have any comments about rights and welfare. I don’t know how big the readership of that blog is, but it is international if that matters.
The post itself doesn’t actually […]
On Project Treadstone and Welfare, OED-Style
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[?]Submitted by Animal Person
Project Treadstone
If anyone in Palm Beach County wants to get involved in the Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) of feral cats, now is the time, as the county’s Spay Shuttle is back in business (but for a whopping $40/cat rather than the original $15), and Pahokee ($25/cat) is open as well. […]
The Ulysses Of DVDs
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[?]Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
……the horror…..
By Darryl Mason
Netflix (DVDs mailed to your home) is doing king hell business, mostly because so many Americans are realising they can no longer afford to go to the cinema. Some users, however, would be better of just buying discount DVDs in the first place.
But […]
The Greater World Depression, And The Inevitable Wars That Will Follow
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[?]Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
If James Petras is right, and a global depression leads to hundreds of millions of workers becoming unemployed, what will the major nations do with all those “excess workers”?
Hundreds of millions of workers with nothing to do eventually get busy doing things like starting revolutions, until […]
