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Saven Range, First Ascents
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In May Geoff Bonney, Sandy Gregson, and I, veterans of many Greenland expeditions, were joined in the Saven Range by four younger U.K. climbers, Steve Allsopp, Vernon Needham, Steve Wilson, and Simon Yates. I had seen these beautiful,little-explored mountains, which stand just north of the huge glacier Rolige Brae from a distance of 25km during previous visits to Paul Stern Land farther south (AAJ 2009 and 2011). Saven means "the saw" in Danish, and the range was named by geologists for its appearance when seen from the south.
We flew to the area from Constable Pynt (Nerlerit Inaat) in a Norlandair Twin Otter skiplane, our regular pilot Ragnar Olafsson landing at ca 1,900m near the west end of the Alfheim (Elfworld) Glacier. The surface was icy and bumpy, with large sastrugi, and Ragnar was not at all happy with what had been his own choice. However, by the end of the trip there had been enough snowfall and spindrift to make everything pool- table smooth for the pick-up.
In cold winds blowing off the inland ice, we established our base, Camp Jetstream, at 70°42.139' N, 29°51.241' W, and used this site for the duration of our stay. Constructing a system of spindrift- deflecting walls proved necessary.
Working in two groups we made first ascents of 13 mountains, several of which we ascended and descended by more than one route. Climbs involved a variety of ridge lines, icy north faces, and some rock of variable quality. Most days gave stunning views, highlighting the difference between blue ice-clad north slopes and immense rocky south faces falling toward the massive crevassed zones of the Rolige Brae. In the distance we could see the Inland Ice, with isolated nunataks piercing its surface, and the peaks of Paul Stern Land (many of which are unclimbed). The Alfheim Glacier was well snow-covered this year, meaning we could make ski approaches unroped. On the peaks we found plenty of bullet-hard ice, sometimes overlaid with powder, and on Hymir we chopped a rope after dispatching inconvenient loose blocks (though no humans were harmed during the making of this story). The Saven Range has more unclimbed summits in its eastern sector, but these were beyond easy skiing distance in the time available.
Summits reached were Dvalin Ridge ("Dwarf Turned to Stone," 1,995m, 70°42.349' N, 29°49.681' W); Peak Surt ("Black Giant," 2,140m, 70°40.590' N, 29°53.230' W), with three summits along its ridge); Ragnars Fjeld (2,070m, 70°40.902' N, 29°49.995' W); Valdis Topp (2,040m, 70°40.679' N, 29°49.582' W), the south summit of Ragnars Fjeld); Peak Gymir ("Frost Giant," 2,174m, 70°40.381' N, 29°43.399' W); Breidablikk ("Broad Splendor," 2,225m, 70°40.287' N, 29°46.745' W); Peak Brokk ("Dwarf," 1,980m, 70°42.292' N, 29°46.904' W); Point Gimli ("Shelter from Fire," 1,862m, 70°42.288' N, 29°44.201' W); Peak Loki ("Evil Shapeshifter," 2,002m, 70°42.721' N, 29°43.612' W); Point Idavoll ("Field of Deeds," 1,982m, 70°41.886' N, 29°59.499' W); Peak Hymir ("Giant," 2,130m, 70°40.518' N, 29°40.486' W); Glitnir North ("Hall of Silver and Gold," 2,150m, 70°41.468' N, 29°37.366' W); and Glitnir South (2,150m, 70°41.264' N, 29°37.481' W), the two Glitnirs being traversed in one outing, via Simons Big Ridge).
All peak names, mostly derived from Norse mythology, are unofficial. Coordinates are from GPS, while heights combine of GPS and altimeter readings.
By the end of our stay, wed had half a meter of new snow, giving the peaks a wintry look and pushing up the avalanche risk. The Twin Otter arrived for our pick-up, and in the time it took to load the gear, the undercarriage had frozen to the glacier, and even full engine power would not budge it. The pilots deployed shovels but eventually had to resort to a large soft-faced mallet to "crack" the ski runners free. After a hurried refuel at Constable Pynt, we flew to Akureyri in north Iceland. Two days later were in the air again and homeward bound to Britain when the Grimsvotn volcano blew its stack. Wed made a timely exit to close a successful expedition.


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It's been an interesting first 2 weeks with the new chickens in their coop. We have discovered a few things- like they are amazing lawn mowers! In just 5 days they had completely cut down the grass inside their pen, which was nearly knee high in some places. They also managed to dig out their own dusting spot in a matter of days- while I am here researching online how to build them a dust bath. Guess nature doesn't wait for Pinterest 🙂
They really do love watermelon and spaghetti noodles, and don't appear to be fond of radishes (I don't blame them).
So now the kids want to name them… Which is proving fairly difficult as we can't yet tell many apart. They want to name the hens all after Harry Potter characters, and so far we've got the smallest one called Ginny, the largest one called Molly, the tallest one named Minerva, and this one here is Helga- she has a crooked toe so we can spot her easily.
Still working on a name for the coop, and already my husband thinks we need maybe just another kind– something "fancy" he says….

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Helmed by Spike Lee and produced by James L. Nederlander, the tour is set to begin in February 2013.
Tyson will kick off his 10-week tour with a two-night engagement at the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis Feb. 12-13. The three-month tour will visit over 36 cities including Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston and Washington D.C.
"After a successful run at the MGM in Las Vegas and on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre with Spike Lee, I'm excited to take [the show] on tour and share it with my fans across the country," said Tyson in a statement. "Undisputed Truth is my story - I'm giving my all. I'm proud to take the show nationwide, and it's a privilege to continue working with The Nederlander Organization."
Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, according to press notes, is a "rare, personal look inside the life and mind of one of the most feared men ever to wear the heavyweight crown."
Created by Adam Steck, CEO of SPI Entertainment, Undisputed Truth is presented by James L. Nederlander, directed by Spike Lee, written by Kiki Tyson, executive produced by Mike Tyson, Kiki Tyson and Adam Steck and originally directed by Randy Johnson.
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We arrived in Kratie in northeast Cambodia after an uneventful 6 hour bus journey from Phnom Penh. It is a tiny town, but is the capital of the province. There is really not much happening here, but its a good stop over for our next destination, and they have freshwater dolphins nearby!
We checked into a cool hotel, housed in two old raised wooden structures with mosquito nets and unfortunately, an incredibly confused rooster. If it weren't for the rooster crowing as often as every 10 seconds (I timed him) from before 4 am until 6 pm, this place would be charming. Ear plugs did little to drown him out and I even downloaded a noise making app just so I could sleep.
Our first day we took the ferry across to a small island in the Mekong River. Ferry means creaky old wooden boat with a small awning and a very loud motor. It drops you and the 10 or so other people it can fit at the edge of a long sand bank. In the wet season, I imagine this is completely gone and the boat can go much closer to shore.
The island of Koh Trong, which is little more than a sandbar, doesn't have electricity, except for what is provided by generators. There is a 9 km loop around the island that you can bike or walk, dotted with wood stilt houses. The interior of the island is mostly farmland. It is an incredible contrast to just over the water in the town. We opted to walk and spent the next few hours meandering along waving at the small children who were more than excited to yell 'Hello' at us. While waiting for the ferry back to Kratie, we ran into a French couple from our bus. We taught them a new card game and agreed to meet up later for dinner. We only know a few card games and unfortunately, I tend to lose.
The next day, we rented a motorbike and drove about 20 km to the north. We stopped at a place where people have built wooden structures over the water for lounging and swimming in the rapids. For about 25 cents, you can enter, walk across, hang out in a hammock and picnic. We were intrigued and paid just to go in and see what was going on. It was Saturday, so there were lots of locals and naked kids jumping in and out of the rushing water. We walked to the end and onto a sandbar, where some local boys were delighted to let Riki photograph them doing somersaults and flips into the sand and water. The structures must be temporary, as the water rises a lot in the wet season and they were only a few feet above the water. A lot of work to do just to have it destroyed come rainy season.
After, we went south 1 km to the location of the Irrawaddy dolphins. We paid the $9 per person (very steep) to get a boat for one hour on the water. With potentially as few as 20 dolphins left in this area, we were skeptical that we would see any. But our 3 pm arrival seemed perfect. A tour group was leaving and before we even got in the boat we heard and saw a dolphin surface to breathe. The dolphins stay in this area of the river because it is protected from the current and pretty calm. We spent the next hour craning our necks back and forth as we heard them exhale before we turned to see them. Just as we were leaving, it seemed to be feeding time and we were able to watch a few dolphins skim the surface chasing small fish. To say it was magical sounds corny, but it was pretty awesome.
Our last stop in the way back to town was Phnom Sambok, a small hill with a monastery on top and a decent view of the Mekong River. As we pulled in, we were greeted by a curious monkey who was in the middle of licking and inspecting some push bikes at the base of the stairs. He wasn't too keen to be interrupted.
On the way back to Kratie, we pulled over and bought grilled bamboo shoots stuffed with sticky rice and a few sweet beans, which this small village is known for. It is eaten at all times of day as a snack. We took ours back to devour in town along the river.
There are not as many travelers further from the main cities, and this was very apparent on our next leg, as we had to take a much smaller bus to get further northeast. It took us two hours to actually leave Kratie, as we drove around picking people up, stopping to get gas, returning to the bus station and then ultimately tying two motorbikes on the back of our little minibus. In true Cambodian fashion, we packed 20+ people in and were off. Eight hours later, we arrived at another small capital town, Banlung.
We met up with the same French couple from Kratie, played more cards and planned our next few days. Many people go for 2-3 day treks here, but as Riki wasn't feeling well, we opted to stay in town and do day trips at our own pace. Our first spot involved a long walk through the outskirts of the city to a lake, presumably a crater as it is almost perfectly round. We could have walked along the main road, which was busy and boring, but one of our maps had a dashed path connecting the town and the entrance to the lake. It took us through a small village next to the town and then out into fields of dried crops. Somewhere in the midst of these fields, someone had decided to start a small fire, a pretty standard practice here. People burn everything, everyday. Paper, food scraps, plastic, everything. It makes for a odorous evening, when small fires burn all along the roads. They also burn the undergrowth and you can frequently see black ash-laden ground under fruit trees and along fences. Well this fire had gotten way out of control. There were two fire trucks on the scene when we walked up and numerous bystanders. They were nice enough to let us up on the truck to get a better look, as there was nothing they could really do. Fields and fields of dried plants were crackling away. One family was hosing down around their house in hopes that it wouldn't burn that close. There is not a lot of water to spare either. People have cisterns of water if they are lucky, which are refilled only when possible. It is the dry season after all.
We continued along the very dusty road/trail to the lake, where we took a quick dip as the sun had hidden behind some clouds and it was a bit cool. We walked back the same way a few hours later. The fire was pretty much smoldering, except for a few parts and it had come quite close to the family's home. Seems very obvious to me how to prevent this from happening.
Our last day, we rented a pink motorbike and visited three of the nearby waterfalls. The way to the falls is scenic and passes through some outlying villages of Banlung. Everything within 10 meters of the road is covered in a thin layer of rich red-brown dirt – plants, roofs, goods for sale, everything. By the time we reached the first waterfall, my exposed ankles were a similar color, not that much different from the smooth brown skin of the locals. There was a wobbly cable bridge to reach the swimming area and we watched as some monks de-robed and played in the water. The water was pretty cold so we just stick our hands in and tried to scrub the dirt from our skin. But to no avail, as 3 days later, I still have a lingering "sock tan."
We booked a 6 hour journey with our guesthouse to Siem Reap, involving a transfer where another minibus "will be waiting at the side of the road for you." An ominous sentence, so we prepare with extra snacks and the Allegiant book-on-tape.


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For the first time since 2006, the St. Louis Rams hosted a Monday Night Football game last night.
Unfortunately for the Rams fans that showed up, history would repeat itself.
The Seattle Seahawks pulled out a 14-9 win against the Rams after a sloppy showdown. The game was riddled with mistakes, a couple coming from Rams quarterback Kellen Clemens who threw two picks in the game while throwing for only 158 yards.
It was tough on offense for the Seahawks as well as quarterback Russell Wilson was sacked a career-high seven times.
Despite the loss, Rams head coach Jeff Fisher says he is proud that his team put up a fight until the very end; they had a pass fall incomplete in Seattle's end zone as time expired.
Of course, the game did have its good points as well. Seahawks receiver Golden Tate scored the only two touchdowns for Seattle, one of them on an 80 yard catch in the third quarter.
Wilson credited Tate for his performance on the field.
Now, the Seahawks (7-1) look ahead to Sunday when they'll host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-7) at 4:05 pm. Meanwhile, the Rams (3-5) will stay in St. Louis to host the Tennessee Titans (3-4) at 1 pm.


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We will know when Wii will launch and how much for by September 15th, claims Spanish print magazine Nintendo Acción (Spain´s official Nintendo mag, belonging to the German media empire ´Axel Springer´). According to Spanish site RevoGamers (Google translation), Nintendo Acción promise to publish all the aforementioned information in their next issue, which goes on sale on the 15th. According to my rough translation, they are bragging:
We already know it! When Wii will launch in Spain.Here´s a scan from the magazine´s preview, courtesy of Spanish forum member Ercosen:
Finally, we will respond to the millions of questions: when Wii will go on sale, what it will cost and which games will be sold alongside the machine. You cannot lose.
GoNintendo has the story:
Their next issue is due to hit on September 15th, which leaves us with quite an interesting discussion. Will Nintendo be announcing price point and launch date info at next week's LGC, or will Nintendo hold an event in September before the 15th?
If true, the info would have to come sooner than September 15th. Magazines like this one, though, have a circulation of a few tenthousand copies, at least. In order to get them printed, their deadline for content would be a good week before street date minimum. Though the magazine claims to know everything already, I think they only know when the info will be announced, not the announcement itself. That´s a fair assumption, given how secretive Nintendo is about this.
So let´s assume that they will find out at the same time we do. Considering the expected deadline, this news should read: We will know before September 7th.
This leaves the following options:
* Nintendo will announce launch date and price at the Games Convention, after all
* Nintendo will announce launch date and price at the Penny Arcade Expo
* Nintendo will announce launch date and price at a separate event
In my opinion, the last option is the most likely. I definitely don´t believe in the Games Convention being Nintendo´s weapon of choice. Not after announcing that Wii will not be playable on the showfloor. There is no point in building up hype when you cannot sustain it. And no disrespect to the Penny Arcade Expo, but it is too small an event to be interesting.
Apparently, the magazine has not the best of reputations. However, it is an official Nintendo magazine and it is part of one of Europe´s biggest newspaper empires. Also, a number of magazines have such a reputation and undeservedly so (just think of the UK´s official Nintendo magazine or SPOnG, for example). That´s why I tend to disregard this aspect.
Sources: RevoGamers, GoNintendo
Thanks to: Joystiq, Ercosen


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Mockery Driven Purpose
Have you ever thought that our real enemy is ourselves? America is falling from the inside not because of terrorists or other outside forces. Americans need to get up from their deep sleep and take our country back.
What was America built and founded on? Why did our ancestors come here? Have we lost our roots?
Now alot of us are all driven by a purpose of mockery: money at all costs, prestige, sex, fame, notoriety, wealth and fortune. I don't think our founding fathers would want to be a part of our current culture.
What can we do? Demand better, resist fear, greed, anxiety, and mockery driven purposes. Everybody is wondering. What next? Must I stay in this never-ending situation? What should I do? What does it all mean? Does God care? Why should I care anymore?
Get up.
Letter To Dallas Morning News
America is rather silly right now. More and more news is negative about the crisis at hand. Where are the positive stories about good news. All we hear is bad and slanted toward going deeper and deeper down. Let's write some positive stuff. It is funny that my having spent two years abroad as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Bulgaria isn't worth mentioning. Many papers that I have contacted have turned down the story.
Seems that greed and money is the only thing that is important to write about these days. There are a lot of hardworking, sacrificing people out there that need notice. And I am writing to toot my own horn maybe. I taught in rough school in Pernik, Bulgaria for two years getting paid less than $400 a month. I returned to America just last November and like everybody else I am also looking for a job. I have seen how the world views America and it is not so positive. We need to do our part and get back to hard work in whatever it is.
I think America is obsessed with money and careers. You know what? It doesn't matter so much the career that one takes if there is passion and purpose behind it. If you want to be a street sweeper then go for it. There is respect in working hard and not just collecting hand out and doing nothing.
Jim Guittard
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Bulgaria
Dallas, Texas
February 16, 2003
So it has been six years since an eventful night in my life. I can still remember quite well. I was living in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles at the time. For three years, I was hitting the pavement in hopes of being a known musician. But something knocked me down.
What knocked me down was a robbery. It was in my Los Feliz apartment. The place was ransacked and trashed and death threats were written all over the walls. Why did it happen? Because of shady contacts. Yep! Los Angeles has quite a bit. The cops were called and the chips fell.
I was not in the apartment at the time of the robbery but had been there right before and left to go to a hotel in Pasadena because of a funny feeling. I thought about taking my guitars but I didn't and so three were stolen. My apartment was broken into and a 12 String Guild acoustic, Electric Fender B-Bender and a Fender Jazz Bass were stolen.
I was betrayed in a big way. I now forgive the people that were responsible. I never got the guitars back. They may be around Los Angeles somewhere. My Rickenbackers survived the robbery. I guess they are a bit holy.
It is good for you to be stripped of your possessions at times. What is it anyway? Property and meaningless. I picked up my guitars again after recovering back in Texas from the whole ordeal.
The door was busted open and it said something like "West Side Gangsters" written on the inside of the door. Straight into the apartment ahead was my bedroom, the door was shut but hanging on the door was a note of some kind saying something like, "We know where you are and will kill you." My entrance was the second door on the lower level as the picture will show.
Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California
I remember rightfully being paranoid while inside and found a suspicious looking thing that I didn't know what it was. It almost looked like a handmade bomb. I called the police out again and this was in 2003 you know and the cops came out with their dogs to see what it was. It was nothing. They taped off the whole street and I sat on a wall down the street and played like I knew nothing. It was embarrassing. Old ladies were being escorted across the street and I just said, "must be a terrorism scare or something" when people would ask what was going on.
So for a week, I stayed at the Westway Inn across from the Pasadena City College. It was a new low and I wondered what to do next. I had actually put a down payment down on a new apartment that was cheaper and in Van Nuys, California. When I got on the phone with mom, she said it was time to come home. I got a U-Haul and got out of there. I maxed out my Discover Card and lost the deposit on the both apartments. I hadn't even moved into the second one. Let's just say I was depressed as everything.
Back in Texas, I didn't pursue charges. It wasn't worth it. I had been through enough and so had the person I was trying to help. God knows what happened and I let it go. I think I made the right decision.
The Pasadena Westway Inn
I wrote a song around this time about the thing I was dealing with. It's called "Confusion, Lies, Guns, and Drugs." The song is country-rock and I was listening to a lot of Johnny Cash at the time so it came out this way.
Confusion, Lies, Guns, and Drugs
The lyrics are:
Confusion, Lies, Guns and Drugs
I woke up this morning half past two.
My only problem is where are you.
You ran off with another guy.
I don't know why.
Confusion, Lies, Guns and Drugs. 2X
We've been through this many a time.
It's starting to be a crime.
Give up the jerk with the gun.
Let's have some fun.
Confusion, Lies, Guns, and Drugs 2X
I just don't know what you see in him.
It seems like it's just a whim.
He doesn't like you for who you are.
It's just a game.
Confusion, Lies, Guns, and Drugs 2X
Ya gotta clear your mind, choose the Way.
It'll be a brand new day.
Give up the junk and soon you'll see.
I promise you.
No more confusion, lies, guns and drugs. 2X
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Time Between
From my journal on March 21, 2004 Dallas, Texas:
I am out on the balcony of my grandparents 2-story home smoking an Indian Bidis cigarette in the dark sneaking around like I am a child. I am 30 years old with nothing concrete to show.
As I sit and breathe in and out, I feel that familiar sinking, pushing down feeling on me. The fear and anxiety grips me along with the regret of much of my life. The feeling is that I should have spoken up for myself and not pretended that all was fine.
I've been in my current living situation for about seven months. I have never wanted to be like everybody else, to live an insignificant life of mediocrity. I just never knew my thing or felt confident enough to express it.
I think back on my college days in Colorado and the years I wasted going through the motions. I remember watching on late night cable "The Lost Weekend" where the actor locks himself up in his apartment to try to shake the booze cravings and to be a writer. Shame and fear or whatever else always kept him down. For me it was the fear of the unknown that got me caught up or the fear of breaking from tradition or the mold.
Fastforward to today 2008.
I guess, enough is enough, right?
Well, I have been in Bulgaria for the past two years with the Peace Corps teaching English at a high school. Not really teaching, mostly supervising. Ha, ha, ha….
I told you I wanted to do things different. I have been writing songs and posting about my experiences in a foreign culture. It is pretty foreign. I have even written some songs in the Bulgarian language.
Blog title comes from Chris Hillman's song on The Byrds 1967 Album "Younger Than Yesterday"
Influencing Society Through Music
Today's mainstream music is not very healthy for the average person's psyche. It leaves most people going in circles and never resolving anything, only hoping to win the lotto of material wealth and fame.
Music in the past had worthwhile messages and often empowered the listeners to strive for something good and meaningful. Nowadays, the listeners are often led on selfish head trips that do not empower at all but rather cripple.
Much of the music of the past was geared to correct society's problems. Now, music is rather limited in its focus. The main focus is on appearance, material gain and other rather selfish themes. Take a look at MTV for evidence.
In Plato's, The Republic, the role of music was discussed for the ideal state. In the ideal state, harmonies which expressed excessive sorrow and relaxation were to be banished completely. In musical terms, Plato only allowed for two modes in songs and melodies: Dorian and Phrygian1 Probably, Spinal Tap's sad piece, "Lick My Love Pump", would have been banned.
The modern Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche said in his Case of Wagner in 1888: "Only sick music makes money today." I believe this quotation has much relevance to most of today's mainstream music.
Here is the Top Ten hits from Top 40 Charts for May 2, 2008 for sales and airplays.
1. Lil Wayne – Lollipop
2. Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love
3. Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown – No Air
4. Usher & Young Jeezy – Love in This Club
5. Mariah Carey – Touch My Body
6. Madonna & Justin Timberlake – 4 minutes
7. Sara Bareilles – Love Song
8. Ray J & Jung Berg – Sexy Can I
9. Chris Brown – With You
10. Lupe Fiasco – Superstar
Let us examine some of the lyrics.
Partial lyrics Chris Brown – With You
'Cause if I got you
I don't need money
I don't need cars
Girl you're my heart
Mr. Brown's implied message is good. He implies that material things are less important than people. I give him a thumbs up for good positive message.
Usher & Young Jeezy – Love In This Club
Might as well give me a kiss, if we keep touching like this
I know you're scared, baby, they don't know what we're doing.
Let's both get undressed right here, keep it up and, girl, I swear.
I'm gonna give it to you non-stop.
And I don't care, who's watching.
I believe this is bad message that promotes impulse and lack of commitment. Thumbs down.
Mariah Carey – Touch My Body
Touch my body
Put me on the floor
Wrestle me around
Play with me some more
Touch my body
Throw me on the bed
I just wanna make you feel
Like you never did.
Touch my body
Let me wrap my thighs
All around your waist
Just a little taste
Touch my body
Know you love my curves
Come on and give me what I deserve
And touch my body….
Trash lyrics. Maybe Mariah is tired of the Paparazzi filming her and claiming they had relationship with her. Thumbs down for negative message. (oh boy).
Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love
Closed off from love
I didn't need the pain
Once or twice was enough
And it was all in vain
Time starts to pass
Before you know it you're frozen um ooh ooh ooh yeah
But something happened
For the very first time with you
My heart melts into the ground
Found something true
And everyone's looking round
Thinking I'm going crazy
But I don't care what they say
I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open
Trying hard not to hear
But they talk so loud
Their piercing sounds fill my ears
Try to fill me with doubt
Yet I know that the goal
Is to keep me from falling
But nothing's greater
Than the rush that comes with your embrace
And in this world of loneliness
I see your face
Yet everyone around me
Thinks that I'm going crazy, maybe, maybe….
I'll give credit to Ms. Lewis for staying committed and fighting the good fight through the problems. This song is obviously about love. Thumbs up for positive message.
The music of the 1960s brought about change in a turbulent decade. The time was about questioning authority. George Harrison's song "Think for Yourself" is a good example of the philosophy of the 1960s. Now people do not question authority much. We have become too satisfied with life. We have too much idle time and so we become obsessed with determining who has "The Sweetest Ass in the World". If you do not know this song, look up Alex C. on google or youtube. These are the type songs that are not only popular but sell money today. I think Nietzsche would be having a fit!
In the past, music had the power to literally break down walls. In Biblical times the town of Jericho was liberated by music and sound. The walls surrounding Jericho came down from the loud blasts of trumpets and the shouting of priests. 2 The music set the people free. The music of today often keeps us in bondage to depression or to bad situation we are going through.
Another Biblical musical reference is about the Shepherd David. David was requested to calm down the anxiety-ridden king of Israel. In the King's palace, David played his soothing harp. This is an example how music can be used to benefit mental health.3
Most of today's music is aggressive but it makes sense with the War on Terrorism and Iraq both raging. There are so many bad vibes floating around. The workplace is also very volatile and up and down with lay-offs, wage freezes, and rumors of recession. Maybe we are all fed up with what is going on or we should be. We are in a fearful and uncertain time. It is often hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I believe that most people should be a little angry and fed up. If the person is not, then the person is probably numbed by anti-depressants or other pills. (Been there, done that). Living in the comfort zone of America, people have become too apathetic to break away from American Idol or the latest fad or trend.
In the 1960s, there were riots, protests, demonstrations, assassinations, the most turbulent of decades. Today is probably just as turbulent or more but where is the cry for change from the mainstream?
There are a few but it is limited. System of a Down has been one of the more outspoken bands about the war in Iraq.
Everybody's going to the party have a real good time.
Dancing in the desert blowing up the sunshine.
In 1969, at Woodstock, Country Joe sang his famous protest song of the Vietnam War. Here is the first part of the lyrics.
I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die
Yeah, come on all of you, big strong men,
Uncle Sam needs your help again.
He's got himself in a terrible jam
Way down yonder in Vietnam
So put down your books and pick up a gun,
We're gonna have a whole lotta fun.
And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam;
And it's five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain't no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! we're all gonna die….
The band, Rage Against the Machine has been outspoken on such issues as censorship and artistic freedom.
This is a very big issue in the music industry these days. Stay tuned…
To end on a positive note, here is a list of artists that have thoughtful and forward thinking messages and have meant a lot to me. You cannot go wrong here!!
1. Animals, The
2. Arlo Guthrie
3. Association, The
4. Band, The
5. Beach Boys, The
6. Beachwood Sparks
7. Beatles, The
8. Beck
9. Black Angels, The
10. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
11. Bob Dylan
12. Bob Gibson
13. Brian Jonestown Massacre, The
14. Bruce Springsteen
15. Buffalo Springfield
16. Byrds, The
17. Canned Heat
18. Carl Perkins
19. Carter Family, The
20. Chi-lites, The
21. Chris Stills
22. Chuck Berry
23. Coasters, The
24. Counting Crows, The
25. Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
26. Cure, The
27. Dandy Warhols, The
28. David Bowie
29. Deep Purple
30. Depeche Mode
31. Donovan
32. Doors, The
33. Edie Brickell
34. Elvis Presley
35. Fairpoint Convention
36. Flat People
37. Flying Burrito Brothers, The
38. Further
39. Gene Clark
40. George Harrison
41. Go-Kart Mozart
42. Gram Parsons
43. Grateful Dead, The
44. Hank Williams
46. Janis Joplin
47. Jay Farrar
48. Jefferson Airplane
49. Jesus and the Mary Chain
50. Jimi Hendrix
51. John Lennon
52. Johnny Cash
53. Kinks, The
54. Kula Shaker
55. Led Zeppellin
56. Left Banke
57. Lenny Kravitz
58. Little Richard
59. Lou Reed
60. Louvin Brothers, The
61. Love
62. Lovin' Spoonful, The
63. Merle Haggard
64. Monkees, The
65. My Bloody Valentine
66. Mystic Chords of Memory
67. Neil Young
69. Oasis
70. Paul McCartney
71. Pink Floyd
72. Poco
73. Police, The
74. Quarter After, the
75. Radiohead
76. Rage Against the Machine
77. Red Hot Chili Peppers
78. Richie Furay
79. Ride
80. Roger McGuinn
81. Rolling Stones, The
82. Ryan Adams
83. Sheryl Crow
84. Sly and the Family Stone
85. Simon and Garfunkle
86. Son Volt
87. Spacemen 3
88. Stephen Stills
89. Strawberry Alarm Clock
90. System of A Down
91. Thrills, The
92. Tom Petty
93. Troggs, The
94. Tyde, The
96. Uncle Tupelo
97. Van Halen
98. Van Morrison
99. Velvet Underground, The
100. Violent Femmes, The
101. Warlocks, the
102. Who, The
103. Willie Nelson
104. Wiskey Biscuit
105. Wilco
106. Wings
107. Zombies, The
108. ZZ Top
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I would like to perform an experiment. Close your eyes, get comfy, clear your mind and really think about what I am about to ask you.
What words come to mind when I say Godiva Chocolat and Ciroq Vodka…perhaps sexy? Intriguing?
How about skittles or Oreo's …fun? Maybe even young?
Ok, here's the last one, what comes to mind when you think of Hamburger Helper? If you weren't thinking fun and sexy you're not alone! This has been one major issue plaguing the company and many others that might lack some of the excitement of the aforementioned brands I listed earlier. This un-sexy problem is one that inhibited their social media growth. You see, people tend to interact with companies and brands that they find exciting, sexy, fun, or intriguing. Hamburger Helper has an image problem when it comes to Facebook the brand often goes ignored. Hamburger Helper never meant to be a sexy brand. In fact, marketers work hard to present it as a high-quality, wholesome, and a trustworthy brand. They did not anticipate that their online presence would be negatively affected by their (to put it bluntly) boring image that they themselves facilitated.
As technology has advanced the world of advertising and marketing has expanded from print media to include online platforms. According to Nielsen, consumers spend one-quarter of their online time on social media sites, Facebook accounting for a whopping 16 percent ( Sobieski, 2011). The problem is that consumers aren't interacting with all brands only those that are appealing. For example, Skittles has 20,831,623 fans and has several off-shoot fan pages whereas Hamburger Helper only has 9,087 with no fan pages. The company has risked putting time and money into their social media campaigns without being recognized because of their un-sexy image.
As of yet, the company has not found a way to solve this problem. Kevin Sobieski mentions one suggestion and that is to join the Superbowl advertising frenzy. It is predicted that those commercials will be watched 500 million times on the web alone generating a huge social media buzz. Of course with the expense involved this is not a feasible solution for all of the un-sexy brands out there. Companies and brands need to find ways to connect with their consumer. For example, offering coupons and discounts are a great way to generate buzz for any brand. This is how companies like Einstein bagel have created some buzz despite their not-so-sexy reputation.
Check out the brands you follow. Are you a follower of sexy or fun brands mainly or are you the exception and interact with brand that may be considered boring?
K. Sobieski. (2011). Social Media is Taking Over. What's a Boring Brand to do? In The Online Economy Strategy and Entrepreneurship. Retrieved February 21, 2012, from http://www.onlineeconomy.org/social-media-is-taking-over-what%E2%80%99s-a-boring-brand-to-do


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So, Sunday when I checked the pumpkin I noticed it had developed a soft spot (probly got whacked a few to many times, I didn't have a good spot to let it be, that should be fixed by next summer). So I made puree! I'd planned to let it sit another week or so, but it was plenty ripe enough to work with and taste yummy.
It turned out well. First recipe tried was this one. Very good, though kinda mild. I'm on the hunt for the next recipe to make!
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I still have my 1 pumpkin sitting on the counter. Will probably need to do something with it in the next week or so.


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Folks, I have no idea what happened. The post I did for my b.day keeps disappearing, So, I am trying again. It will not be quite the same, because no matter where I search, I cannot find it~~~I even looked in my post trash area. This is as close as I can remember.
Here is a photo of my Dad holding me. I love this photo !!!
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In Denying Motion for Class Action Certification, Trial Court Erroneously Concluded that it would be Required to Reach Merits of Class Action Allegations in order to Determine Ascertainability and Numerosity, Thus Necessitating Reversal and Remand with Instructions to Certify Labor Law Class Action California State Appellate Court Holds
Plaintiffs filed a class action against his employer, Diva Limousine, alleging labor law violations; the class action complaint asserted, in part, that Diva failed to pay overtime and failed to provide its employees with meal and rest breaks. Ghazaryan v. Diva Limousine, Ltd., ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (Cal.App. January 12, 2009) [Slip Opn., at 3, n.3]. According to the class action's allegations, Diva's drivers collectively made anywhere from 100 to more than 200 trips on any given day, id., at 2. The facts underlying the class action complaint are as follows: Diva would provide its drivers with their first few assignments in order to permit the drivers to plan their breaks. Id. Diva also permitted about 75% of its drivers to take their vehicles home so that they could drive straight to their first assignment. Id. Once the first batch of trips had been completed, Diva's dispatcher would dole out "additional trips according to location, availability and fairness among drivers"; on any given day, a driver may have as many as 8 assignments or less than 5. Id. The class action alleged that "Drivers have no way of predicting the length of any particular period of gap time although, on occasion, dispatchers may accommodate requests to schedule assignments around the drivers' personal appointments." Id. at 2-3. Plaintiff worked full-time for Diva, was "hard working" and "asked for as many assignments as available." Id., at 3. Nonetheless, plaintiff "frequently had significant periods of on-call time between assignments." Id. Diva prohibited its drivers from using company vehicles during "gap time" and required its drivers "to utilize gap time for their mandatory rest and lunch breaks, which could be interrupted if dispatched on an assignment." Id. Further, drivers were not permitted to turn down assignments, even if the assignment conflicted with a meal or rest break, id. Plaintiff moved the trial court to certify the litigation as a class action, id., at 2. The trial court denied the motion, but the California Court of Appeal reversed.
Defense attorneys argued against class action treatment "principally because of the purported difficulties in identifying eligible members of the class and assessing the validity of Diva's compensation policy as applied to different drivers who may or may not have used their gap time for personal pursuits"; certain employees, for example, are "dedicated event drivers" and are paid for their gap time. Ghazaryan, at 4. Additionally, a number of Diva's drivers provided declarations that they "typically use unpaid gap time for their own purposes, such as working out at the gym, napping or eating at home or running personal errands," and that they opposed plaintiff's efforts to modify the manner in which Diva paid its drivers. Id. The trial court was persuaded by the defense arguments and refused to grant class action treatment to the litigation because of the "many individualized issues" raised by the class action complaint. Id. The trial court explained that determining numerosity would require that it "first determine an ultimate issue in the case, which this Court cannot do to determine the class." Id., at 5. The trial court found further that the class was not ascertainable because it would first have to "determine if Diva's practices are improper and, if so, which drivers fit into an appropriate class." Id. The Court of Appeal reversed.
The appellate court explained that "the trial court fundamentally misconceived the import of the rule against evaluating the merits of the plaintiff's claims in deciding whether class treatment is appropriate." Ghazaryan, at 6. Specifically, the trial court improperly assumed that it could not grant class action treatment because it plaintiff had not shown that Diva's conduct was illegal, id. Put simply, the category of drivers who received pay for all hours worked could "simply be excluded from recovery if liability is ultimately found," or the class definition could be modified so as to include only those drivers "who were not paid for their on-call or gap time." Id., at 7. The Court of Appeal summarized at page 9, "Because the purpose of the ascertainability requirement is to ensure notice to potential class members who at some time during their employment by Diva accumulated gap time, the proposed subclass consisting of all Diva drivers would simply and effectively accomplish this purpose." Id., at 9.
The appellate court also disagreed with the trial court's determination that the requisite community of interest did not exist to warrant class action certification. See Ghazaryan, at 9-12. The "inherent differences among employees in the amount of gap time accumulated and how it was spent" did not defeat class action treatment because "Determining whether a sufficient community of interest exists to warrant class certification…depends not on the differences among individual drivers' use of their gap time but on the reasonableness of Diva's policies as applied to its drivers as a whole." Id., at 10. In short, this concern went to damages, not community of interest in establishing liability, see id., at 10-12. And for similar reasons, the Court of Appeal concluded that a class action was the superior method of resolving the dispute, see id., at 13-15. (Defense attorneys did not contest numerosity on appeal, and the appellate court found that numerosity existed because the proposed class covered approximately 190 employees. See id., at 6, n.5.) Accordingly, the appellate court reversed and remanded the class action to the trial court with instructions to grant plaintiff's class certification motion, id., at 15.
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A major grocery and retail development is being planned for Route 739 in Dingman Township.
A major grocery and retail development is being planned for Route 739 in Dingman Township.
Developer Jim DePetris of Plymouth Meeting-based DEPG Development Associates has confirmed that his company recently signed an agreement to buy more than 200 acres on Route 739 near the intersection of Log Tavern Road.
The land is on the same side of the road as the Dingman Delaware school complex.
The agreement is so new that it has not yet been presented to township officials, DePetris said.
He envisions the project happening in three phases.
The first phase will include the construction of 70,000 square feet of retail space for a grocery store and 10-15 retail stores.
The next phase will bring professional and medical offices. And a third phase will include some residential buildings, perhaps senior housing or townhouses, DePetris said.
The work of DEPG Development Associates is well known to shoppers in Monroe County.
DEPG is responsible for three popular projects on Route 611 in Stroud Township, including the Dick's Sporting Goods complex, Sonic drive-in restaurant and the strip mall with Moe's Southwestern Grill and Sleepy's mattress store.
"We had a vision there 12 years ago and we have the same vision in Dingmans Ferry," DePetris said. "We do a good product. We work well with municipalities."
No stores have been named yet because the project is so new but DePetris said he has some prospects and that he met with Mike Sullivan, head of the Pike County Economic Development Authority.
"He was very encouraging. We feel there is a real need here for a supermarket," DePetris said.
Sullivan says there is a $32.6 million market for a grocery store in the area.
To get that number, Sullivan crunched 2013 census figures and found that in 2013 the average household spent $5,024 on groceries.
There are some 9,500 homes within a radius that would use a grocery store in Dingman Township. To be conservative, Sullivan counted just 6,500 homes and multiplied that number by a household's yearly grocery spending.
Much of that shopping is now done outside Pike, Sullivan said.


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Walking my daughter to school we go across a small field and all around the edge is a thick band of nettles. Now I've eaten nettles in the past but this time thought , hmm , nettle beer but where did I put the recipe? Google it I thought which is just what I did and whilist searching found your forum and found myself thinking that an awful lot of the content I could identify with and several evenings of reading posts made up my mind so to speak and I took the plunge and signed up.
My user name , "Skippy" is actually a nickname I've had for many years and refers to my inability to walk past a skip without having to look in it and my equal inability to leave it unraided.
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We love hearing from you, so here is your chance. Introduce yourself and tell us what makes you selfsufficient 'ish'. Go on don't be shy, we welcome one and all. You can also tell us how you heard about us if you like.
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- Milims
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Hi there and welcome
Let us be lovely
And let us be kind
Let us be silly and free
It won't make us famous
It won't make us rich
But damn it how happy we'll be!
Edward Monkton
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And let us be kind
Let us be silly and free
It won't make us famous
It won't make us rich
But damn it how happy we'll be!
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Member of the Ish Weight Loss Club since 10/1/11 Started at 12st 8 and have lost 8lb so far!
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Hi Skippy, welcome to Ish
Never doubt that you can change history. You already have. Marge Piercy
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. Anais Nin
Never doubt that you can change history. You already have. Marge Piercy
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. Anais Nin
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Welcome Skippy!
What if you're wrong? What if there's more? What if there's hope you never dreamed of hoping for?
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Hi Skippy,and good luck with that beer you'll be making!I thought for a moment you were called Skippy because you were an aussie!(I get called it all the time for that reason!lol)So what else are you up to self suff wise?
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Welcome to ISH
Sounds like you'll fit in perfectly!
Sounds like you'll fit in perfectly!
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I'm not going to claim to be self sufficient by any stretch of the imagination but failing there being a www,selfreliantish site this forum ticks enough boxes.happyhippy wrote:So what else are you up to self suff wise?
My Grandfather was a smallholder although that went when he died , something to do with there not being a will , large family and death duties and only being 7 at the time I didn't really understand it but the times I can remember there were good. My father whilist getting a job on the council still had a deep affinaty with gardening and our garden was always dug for vegatables. We relocated a few doors down just to get a bigger garden which Dad dug almost up until his last days although the veg plot had got a bit smaller by his eighties. He tended just to grow basics rather than anything too exotic and felt a bit avant guarde when he set up a spinnach bed.
I've followed in their footsteps and have a decent sized garden with vegatables and fruit trees. We haven't got any yet but have talked about having a few chickens.
My wife is a decent cook and often makes meals out of what we grow , and jams and pickles. Her sister is a bit more fussy and critisises my wife for a lack of presentation and also for using the dreaded out of date foods but we're all in good health with clean plates.
I also re-enact medieavel history which instills a self reliance and I've made clothes , furnature, tents and treen and the whole way of life is so much more back to a simpler form at least until it comes to sunday evening and having to pack it all back into the van.
Not quite self sufficient but I'm also a member of a photographic forum where the members make great use of old lenses for their cameras. As I said not self sufficient but it does fit in with my "if it isn't broke don't try to fix it " view of the world.
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On November 13 and 14, East Georgia State College – Statesboro will present the Murder Mystery Dessert Theatre production of Just Desserts by Craig Sodaro.
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Dr. Tom Caiazzo, Associate Professor of Political Science at East Georgia State College - Statesboro, recently attended the 2015 Northeastern Political Science Association (NPSA) annual conference in Philadelphia, Penn.
East Georgia State College's Statesboro campus will hold their open house on Friday, November 13, 2015 from 1 – 4 p.m.
EGSC will hold a special presentation in observance of Fraud Awareness Week on November 17, 2015 at 11 a.m.
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EGSC is one of 18 institutions in the USG that saw a rise in enrollment for fall 2015.
East Georgia State College biology students recently attended Albany State University's 4th Annual Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium.
EGSC Director of the FESA Program Beverley Walker recently attended a national conference in Maryland.
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On Friday, November 6, 2015 beginning at 5:30 p.m., join the East Georgia State College family as they enjoy First Friday at the Morgan House.
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Kanye West is too big to fail. Sure, he'll be the butt of jokes for anyone looking for low-hanging fruit as long as he has access to his Twitter account and he may pile up some truly impressive debt, but he's not going to fail. The release of The Life of Pablo might be an ongoing disaster, but he's not going to fail. There are simply too many people who love him for that.
Which can be mind-blowing if you're one of the folks that can't stand him. He is incredibly hateable if you have no interest in his music and don't find his outbursts either hilarious or charming. Truth be told, Kanye doesn't even feel like a real person sometimes: much in the way that no one would write a story about the biggest rapper and the biggest female R&B singer getting married, no one would dare script a story about the most hated man in music marrying the most hated woman in entertainment. Life doesn't work out that way, except that it does, because Kanye does him, even when that means marrying a Kardashian.
But while he might not fail, for the first time in a long time Kanye doesn't seem as powerful as he once did. Ever since his triumphant return post-The Taylor Swift Incident, it's seemed like he could do no wrong, even when it would seem like maybe he was trying to. At times it's felt like Kanye was trying to figure out if there was a line to how outlandish he could be, and that's only escalated recently.
But why would Kanye would be doing these problematic things – tweeting about Bill Cosby's innocence, the gross/weird stuff about Taylor Swift, putting Chris Brown on his album but cutting Sia – now, as he tries to launch a record, a fashion line and save Tidal?
Donald Trump had a great 2015 and could very well be on his way to having a great 2016. And he had that great year because he was willing to do what no other candidate in the upcoming Presidential election has been willing to do: say the outlandish, problematic, impossible things that many Americans think. And every time you think that he's crossed the uncrossable and will surely drop out of the race, he just gets more powerful. Did you ever imagine a Republican in our lifetime leading in the polls while also flirting with the 9/11 Truther movement?
What a lot of people forget about Donald Trump is that he literally has nothing to lose running for President. Has the campaign cost him money? Sure, but any personal money he puts into staying in the race is an investment in the future riches that are sure to come his way. Even if he doesn't end up as President – and there's probably a very good argument to be made that becoming President is actually the last thing he wants – he's going to walk away with a brand that is stronger and ability to command way more money for pretty much anything he wants to do.
And if you're the guy who wants to be the next Walt Disney or Steve Jobs, the Donald Trump Experiment must make you salivate.
Kanye West dreams big. When all is said and done, he doesn't want to be known as a great rapper, he wants to be known as a great human. He's no longer competing with the 50 Cents and Drakes of the world; he's trying to be the next Walt Disney or Steve Jobs. While putting out good music seems to be effortless for him – even Pablo, flawed as it may be, has moments of brilliance – he wants more than just a body of great music. But becoming more than just a musician isn't easy. And it isn't cheap.
And these problematic things he's done, they've gotten him attention. You can't get on Twitter without seeing something about Kanye West, like it or not. Kanye knows this. He knows everyone is waiting for his next Twitter burst. This is likely exactly where he wants to be.
Whether he can capitalize on the attention remains to be seen. Donald Trump likely never wanted to be President and likely stumbled upon his formula for success. And had it not worked out, had he gotten shut out of the debates or given up the ghost after Iowa, he was going to be okay. Not only is he too big to fail, but the race for President doesn't mean anything to him. But Kanye cares...about his art, about his name, about his legacy. He's too big to fail as an artist, but all that other stuff he cares about, yeah, he can easily fail that. And while being outlandish may work for old white guys, you have to wonder who is lining up to give money to the guy who tweets that Bill Cosby is innocent.
The funny thing is that there was a person in his life that Kanye might have been better off learning from: his equal and opposite, Taylor Swift.
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Sure, Swift doesn't have the freedom to say outlandish things the way that Trump does, but she has something arguably just as important: When she speaks, people think – right or wrong – that her opinion has value. Sure, she's done that by picking her spots when it comes to talking about things deemed controversial, but people always pay attention.
True, it would have been more gratifying if she had actually said Kanye's name at the Grammys, but she also didn't have to; everyone filled in the blank spaces for her. Maybe that type of speech isn't enough for Kanye. Maybe being outlandish just suits him better. That Kanye is going to continue to be Kanye is the only thing that is certain.
But it's worth noting that Taylor Swift doesn't have $53 million in debt.
And it's also worth noting that Donald Trump has declared bankruptcy multiple times.


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Well it has really been a long time between posting. I have a lot of great things I can often blog about just trying to juggle and find the time between work and family is difficult and my blog takes a back seat.
So I have decided twitter maybe a better chance for me to get tips and tricks in the BIM world out to all of you.
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Few landscapes in the world are as striking as that of Grand Teton National Park. Its mountains, valleys, lakes, and forests are filled with unique flora and fauna. They're also home to countless species of wildlife. The park has a rich cultural history, with old homesteads and cattle ranches that are just waiting to be explored. Whether you're a nature lover, photographer, or even a history buff, Grand Teton National Park tours offer something for everyone. Here are some of our favorites.
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As followers of Snails' social media will know, his New Year's Eve stop in Denver at Decadance marked a very important milestone in his career. He told fans to expect "the biggest announcement" he's ever given, and lucky for us, members of the EDM Sauce team were in attendance to capture the full reveal.
During the final minutes of his hour and a half set on Saturday, Snails took to the mic to introduce his attendees to a video that played across the stage's screens. He promised "another level of bass and filth" to take place in 2017 at Sluggtopia, a brand new festival at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
On October 6, 2017, Snails will be joined by NGHTMRE, JOYRYDE and other worthy bass music scientists to play one of their biggest shows to date, according to the video. As some have speculated, the announcement comes as a subtle hint that Snails might be taking some time off from touring in the upcoming months to more wholly focus on creating new music to premiere at the event.
Watch the full video below.