Archive for December, 2009
« Previous EntriesAn Insane Bally New Year’s Workout
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[?]Submitted by Turbulence Training Blog
Insane Bally the Dog has been home with me all week because the Dog Camp Lady is sick…so I’ve been spending 3-4 hours per day walking him through High Park. Today he ran into his girlfriend, Olive the Black Lab, at the park and the two of […]
Top 10 Reasons to Get Turbulence Training Today
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[?]Submitted by Turbulence Training Blog
Well, the big day is here!
Are you excited for 2010?
Doesn’t it just sound exciting - 2010 - so futuristic. It just has to be amazing!
I’m heading over to the Beaches area of Toronto for New Year’s - nothing too crazy - and I just wanted to wish […]
The Best of My 2009
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[?]Submitted by Book Nut
You do it three times, and it’s a tradition.
(I’m doing this early, though, because — if all goes well — we should be driving back from Texas today. So the numbers aren’t quite exact. But that doesn’t really matter, does it?)
Presenting my best of list for this year.
By […]
Piano Voicings IV
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[?]Submitted by X… Y… Jazz
Here’s an example of how you can use these two-hand shells to work on learning a tune. In this exercise I picked only two of the four different shell voicings (the open ones) to start with. Note that these voicings either have scale degree 5 or 9 […]
Brilliant and Crazy: Thelonious Monk
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[?]Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
If you have seen A Beautiful Mind, Russel Crowe as the brilliant and nuts logician John Nash, you have a sense of the connection between mental impairment and genius. Another case if point is one Thelonious Sphere Monk. I have loved Monk for a long […]
Roy Okutani’s thoughts on music
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[?]Submitted by Casa Valdez Studios
Roy Okutani is a great trumpet player that taught at Berklee during the time I was a student there. He now lives, teaches and performs in Sweden. He recently ran across this blog and sent me this paper that he gives to all of his new […]
Whey Protein For Fat Burn and Health
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[?]Submitted by Whole Food And More Blog
What is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions? Lose weight and get in shape is always on more than a handful of resolutions. Sadly the resolution is forgotten and abandoned by the end on January.
To make your New Year’s resolution for weight loss […]
Garlic-Mozza-Stix
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[?]Submitted by Chef Tom Cooks !
1 loaf of stale garlic bread
1 cup flour
2 eggs, beaten
1 block of Mozzarella, cut into sticks
Grind up the garlic bread in a food processor. Transfer to a bowl. Dredge the mozzarella sticks in the flour, then in the eggs, then in the bread crumbs. […]
Market Scan for Small Cap Stocks on December 30, 2009
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[?]Submitted by Ducimus Plinius
Market Scan for small cap stocks
at the close of the markets on December 30, 2009
The table below identifies the stocks returned on my scan of the US markets for small capitalizations stocks likely to display the characteristics of stocks entering Phase II, as described by Stan Weinstein.
Under $5.00
Over […]
DID THE STIMULUS WORK?
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[?]Submitted by The Capital Spectator
The rationale for the $787 billion stimulus legislation enacted in February 2009 is that government spending is necessary for juicing economic activity that would otherwise lie fallow. The idea comes from The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, the 1936 tome by Keynes that put macroeconomics […]
Labor Market Turns a Corner: New Jobless Claims Fall to 18-Month Low, Lowest Since July 2008
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
1. The number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits in the U.S. unexpectedly fell in the latest week to its lowest level in 18 months, a sign the labor market may be turning a corner. Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell by 22,000 to a seasonally […]
WSJ’s “Chinese Slapped in Steel Dispute” Rewrite: “Americans Slapped in Steel Dispute”
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
WALL STREET JOURNAL — U.S. steelmakers won U.S. consumers who purchase products made with steel and American companies that purchase steel as an input lost a case over Chinese steel imports, as the U.S. International Trade Commission voted that the domestic industry has been damaged industries that use […]
Markets in Everything: Refrigerators $69 to $15k
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Possibly the world’s cheapest refrigerator, the $69 ChotuKool refrigerator above is being taken for field testing in rural India (it’s scheduled for release in March 2010). The portable, top-opening unit weighs only 17 pounds, uses high-end insulation to stay cool for hours without power and consumes half the […]
IT’S A LITTLE BOY AND A LITTLE…
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
IT’S A LITTLE BOY AND A LITTLE GIRL! Perfectly healthy. Squirming like crazy. Due date June 11. #OMG
Holy nervous, Batman! In less …
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
Holy nervous, Batman! In less than 12 hours, we will know the genders of our twins. Keep your eyes peeled for the next big status update!
Lets talk about bald kids.
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[?]Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
I’m talking about children who have been treated for cancer. Invariably, the chemotherapy makes them bald. They make great poster children to advertise children’s cancer centers, but they often don’t end up smiling as they do in the posters. Although their hair grows back, other organs are […]
Artists, Thank the Automobile
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
The development of modern, lightfast pigments owes a great deal to the automobile.
Cars are parked outdoors in all kinds of weather. The sun beats down on them year after year. That puts a tremendous demand on any pigment. Scientists had to develop reliable pigments, especially for yellows, reds, […]
Rip It Up
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[?]Submitted by Ancient Artist: Developing an art career after 50
I have a little ritual that I perform on New Years Eve that cleanses the frustrations of the ending year and opens the way for the future. It’s not original to me: many artists throughout the ages have done this.
I rip […]
“Heavenly Sunshine” ~ 24″x 30″ A Painting a Day Hudson River School Luminous Sunset Landscapes by Connie Tom
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[?]Submitted by A Painting for You!
In painting this work, I was reminded the greatness of God…He is Omnipresent…present everywhere, Omniscient…all knowing, and Omnipotent…all powerful! He is above all… and over all in all these things… or He wouldn’t be God. I was reminded also of His wonderful thoughts and of his […]
Greyhound Racing Officially Ends in Massachusetts
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[?]Submitted by Animal Person
Thanks to Grey2kUSA and the voters of Massachusetts who put an end to live greyhound racing in the Bay State as of last Saturday night! Here’s more on how it all happened and why this particular situation was unique (i.e., the ban happened while the industry was still […]
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[?]Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
In Louisiana, a mother and son went to jail for growing this :
More at The Boston Daily Enterprise.
That’s all. That pathetic little plant.
How could the arresting police officers feel anything but humiliation that they are ordered to arrest people for such a ‘crime’? Perhaps they enjoy […]
Where Social Skills Are Valued More Highly Than Propensity For Violence
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[?]Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
American biologist George B Schaller :
“Baboons live in a peaceful society in which not aggression but friendship achieves the desired result.
“Baboons are individuals; each has its own temperament and idiosyncrasies, each has its own desires and goals … scientific papers cannot express the fundamental charm, the […]
Kvapil To Drive For Front Row; McArdle Returns With Furniture Row
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Submitted by The Motorsports Soapbox
Travis Kvapil told Sirius NASCAR Radio’s Sirius Speedway with Dave Moody Wednesday that he will run the full 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule for Front Row Motorsports. Steven Lane will serve as crewchief on the car – expected to be the #34 – with a new […]
By Popular Demand: The Godfather’s World Famous Apple Pie Moonshine!
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[?]Submitted by The Motorsports Soapbox
1 gallon apple juice
1/2 gallon apple cider
1 1/3 cup sugar
6 cinnamon sticks
Combine, bring to a boil, allow to cool
Add 1/2 liter of Everclear or other clear corn whiskey. (More to suit your taste)
Strain through cheesecloth or paper towels into mason jars or other container.
Enjoy in moderation!!!
Attention Runners! Announcing …
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
Attention Runners! Announcing Team @StupidCancer for the NYC 1/2 Marathon in March. 20 slots available. Register today! http://bit.ly/7YCyfu
