Seth Godin recently suggested that readers ought to click on ads adjacent to content that they enjoy. How bizarre? While I in no way disagree with the idea, the suggestion is fruitless. At best, readers should be encouraged to pay attention to the ads adjecent to the content they enjoy. The clicking is completely up [...]
A 60-year-old Palestinian woman died overnight Saturday from a heart attack during an IDF arrest operation in Abu-Dis, near Jerusalem.
To many this would be considered a tragic event. A poor elderly woman dies from a heart attack that was probably brought on by the sudden din created by an IDF raid. However, islamists can't allow it to pass without blaming the IDF of for being inhumane:
As I type this entry, Houston and Galveston, Texas are the prime targets for Hurricane Ike. Hurricane warnings extend from Baffin Bay, TX to Morgan City, LA. A huge evacuation of Galveston has either taken place or is in the final stages. Landfall is expected late Friday night. Hurricanes at night are a nightmare that cannot be described. So, I won’t even try. I know the fear, confusion,
I've found that having my arm in a sling gets me a lot of sympathy sex. Even women I haven't hooked up with in a while are stopping by just to give me that sympathetic look and rub my thigh a little. Next think I know, we're playing ring toss in the parking garage. It's not easy to maneuver with one arm, but it's definitely doable. Brandi stopped by on Monday. Melanie on Tuesday. These are t
Dari pertama denger kamu curhatRasanya kebakar hatikuFeeling gue, biru Kau bagai duduk di atas apiDan panasnya kebohonganLaki-laki yang membuat kamuSympathy-ku untukmuNge..blues Setiap malam, aku gak bisa tidur-tidurSlalu kebayang dan kepikiran jauh terusOh, ku berlutut dan berharap kau still aliveDan gak ada lagi, gak nge-*** nge-blues Simpati ku untukmuDan rasa sayang ku untukmuSimpatik ku un
Life is complicated. As you travel through time and experience happiness and joy, there's almost always a catch 22. It doesn't seem obvious, but history validates this trivial fact. With moments of joys, life always delivers a sickening punchline.Life is not fair. As often as it brings new life into this earth, it often takes away our dearest people in the most unexpected time. With every new baby
Tears For Herself .So upset that she has enough time to paint her nails blackYesterday many of us saw Ms Jade Goody get the devastating news that she has Cervical Cancer. Naturally we all feel sympathy for her however was it wise to do this so publicly? How many of us would want news like this to be broadcast to the world? The Daily Star tells of her devastation Over the years we have seen this yo
Japon | 2007 | Symphonic / Power MetalEditado el 31 de Octubre bajo el sello CLJ Records / SASLine UpKamijo - vozHizaki - guitarraTeru - guitarraJasmine You - bajoYuki - bateriaTrack list01. Intro02. The love from a dead orchestra03. Shout & bites04. Beast of desire05. Forbidden gate06. The red carpet day07. Sympathia
My name is Virginia. I’m in my thirties, because I screwed up my original plan, which was to OD in a nightclub bathroom at 25 with panties around my ankles and a wet cigarette in my mouth. I am constantly going to baby showers and being made to endure foul acts, such as sniffing and [...]
This morning’s Cape Times stated that 16,000 Capetonians are in need of assistance following the storms of the past week.
I found my lack of emotional response to today’s headlines quite worrying. Is it because it’s the same story every year, and I’m becoming immune to the same pleas for help, year after year? Or is [...]
My gorgeous mate Jack made me think of this idea, music vids: why not. I will occasionally post faves.And here's my favourite OF ALL TIME!!I can remember when I first saw this and was blown away in Virgin's office on Sydney's North Shore. Megastyle in a drought-ridden, Aussie-rock, fly-infested, deracination city ... of course it wasn't a hit there.
It was evening and love couples sat in the park. Flowers in the park waved with the pleasing breeze of air. In the corner, Nancy sat supporting herself to the tree trunk. John rested his head on Nancy’s lap.
“ You know how much I love you. “ Nancy said, gently moving her fingers through his hairs.
John tenderly looked at her. Nobody talked for few seconds, an awkward silence was betwee
Aka: Kind-Hearted Ms. Geum-Ja (literal English title)
Lady Vengeance (USA)
My Lady Vengeance (Hong Kong: English title) (DVD box title)
Shed Tears for Lady Vengeance (Philippines: English title) (DVD title)
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (UK) (DVD box title)
Year: 2005
Directed: Chan-wook Park
Genre.: Drama / Thriller
Runtime: 120 min 37 sec
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
Subtitles: English
By: Deon Melchior Losing a friend or family member is never an easy thing. The loss can be devastating, however, recieving messages of sympathy can give you the comfort that you long for during your time of sorrow. Sometimes people mean to say nice things but it can come out the wrong way and may result in more sadness for the other person. To avoid this, just know what you want to say and say it
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I'm sure most of you peeps out there read the paper eh?
Yes, the recent natural disasters, the Myanmar cyclone and China (Sichuan) earthquake, had left millions homeless, missing, dead and devastated.
Sad to say, the dead are... Dead. No more pain nor sufferings can be brought upon them. However, the living on the other hand has to continues their lives in fear.
With all these "things" going on, m
Maria Sue Chapman (2003-2008) Maria Sue Chapman, adopted and youngest daughter to Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman, was killed Wednesday night in a tragic accident in the family driveway on Wednesday evening. She was LifeFlighted to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital but for only reasons God can explain she went home to Him... not to Franklin as we all so desperately wanted. Your pra
When I posted my thoughts on The Awakening I had a feeling that a lot of people would not agree with my rather lukewarm feelings, and it was interesting to read other people's views. Amateur Reader posed a good question though - how important is it to sympathise with a main character to enjoy a book?I found myself wondering about this after I replied - I responded that without empathy for a character in a book like The Awakening which is, in essence, about one person's feelings and experience, it makes the reading experience hollow.First though, there is a need to think about the words. Sympathy and empathy are not quite the same things, although I may at times use them as synonyms. Sympathy is the ability to share someone else's feelings, empathy is the ability to understand them and rela
This is a CD-story made about five years ago by a group of fans, although many fans prefer to describe themselves as "professionals", to compensate for the insecurity of everything the word "fan" implied back when the show was off the air for 16 years.Doctor Who Unbound is essentially a What If? series, enabling alternate versions of Doctor Who history to be explored without worrying about contrad
People use flowers for a number of reasons. They are sent to others when something great has happened in their life, as an expression of love, for encouragement, and also for sympathy. They are a way in which people let others know that they are thinking about them in both good times and in bad, [...]
There have been many combinations of family electoral success in the UK. In the House of Commons we have husband and wife (Nicholas and Ann Winterton), brothers (David and Ed Miliband), sisters (Angela and Maria Eagle), and many more examples. In local council chambers, many husband and wife teams exist. However, what none of them have ever done is stand against each other in the same seat!Wigan is going to be different this year. Tory councillor Richard Clayton is being challenged by his son, Richard Clayton Jnr, over his matrimonial behaviour. In this election Junior is standing as an Independent. He admits he is "partially" battling his dad as a protest against his father's conduct and says he is concerned about Coun Clayton's refusal to heed earlier pleas to stand down because of it. W
GET WELL SOON, EH ?one thing that's worse than bein' sick is if you're down andnobody gives a rat's ass. now, it's true... I was by no meansas bad off as this emergency head transplant patient, but,sick is sick, none-the-less. yup. thanks to everyone for thewell-wishes, that's truly appreciated. all that said, I'm justabout better. from the Flu, that is. I'm still a sick bastard...
Choosing the right card and phase to send in a sympathy card can be very intimidating. Follow these guidelines to reach out to friends, family or business acquaintances who are grieving during their time of loss.
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The ugly public allegations and counter allegations by the parents of Sivaji Raja and the comedian himself have actually dented the image of the actor considerably.The media went overboard and highlighted the issue very prominently. Both the parties traded accusations against each other. However, the majority opinion in the industry is that Sivaji Raja now has lost whatever little sympathy he had all these years.Some people who have watched him from close quarter say that he has this cruel tendency in him and he can go to any extent to get his way. There is some truth in the allegations made by his parents, say many people. A few said that Sivaji Raja's parents are very selfish and inclined to the level of filing a case on him.From the industry only Srikanth and Nagababu have come out in o
Originally posted Friday March 28, 2008 04:10 PM EDTBritish soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae, whose husband, saxophonist Jason Rae, was found dead in the couple's home last weekend, has issued a statement expressing her gratitude to those who have extended their sympathy.Though her manager, Bob Miller, it was stated, "Corinne Bailey Rae and her family have been touched by the huge amount of love and support that's flooded in from all over the world, and that is really helping all of us cope at this terrible time."Corinne is also very grateful for the privacy she is being given and the respect that has been paid to herself and Jason." A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said that on Saturday afternoon officers were called to the Raes' apartment in Leeds, England, where they found Rae, 31, a
Orginally published on EURWEB.com 9.7.2004Michael Jackson is in the throes of another public embarrassment. This is getting to be routine. A Michael Jackson who is not wrapped in public turmoil almost seems "not quite right" these days. Actually, its the other way around. It's not the situation, it's the person. There's something "not quite right" about Michael Jackson. There's something going on with him that is out of balance or out of order in a substantial way. I dont know exactly what it is, but I do know that as far as Michael Jackson is concerned Hes "not quite right." I know, understatement of the year. Most of you are probably saying, "tell us something we didnt already know;" but it's deeper than that; much more systemic and disturbing in nature. This is not
As much as I support American business, I will not shed a tear for the fate of Winnebago, a company that is part of the problem. Winnebago and their ever increasing line of monstrous RV's is a poster child for over-consumption in America and one I would not mind seeing falling by the wayside. I don't think part of the original "American Dream" was to drive your house to your vacation spot.I love to travel and who wouldn't want to travel across the US in ultimate comfort? But at what costs? Gas grows ever more expensive and yet over the last decade you see more of these behemoths on the road, blocking traffic, churning noxious fumes and even towing a sedan behind them like a dinghy! Here in New England our roads are just as wide as back in the horse and buggy days - barely able to handle ca
One of the most difficult cards to send to a family or friend is a sympathy card. Why? Because if you are like us, you have many mixed feeling on what is truly appropriate for the situation.
But never underestimate the powerful message you convey by just sending a card at a time of grief. [...]
Discount sympathy flowers are bouquets or baskets that are given to a grieving person, so that they feel supported - and at a price the buyer can easily afford. Whenever someone hears that someone they know passes away, many want to rush to the side of the mourning family members and comfort them in their time of grief. However, due to distance or other circumstances, sometimes this cannot happen. A usual practice is to offer flowers in honor of the person who just passed away. The gift does not take away the pain or the fact that the person has left this earth, but it helps give a little happiness to the mourning that the family affected is experiencing. The vibrant colors of the flowers help brighten the mood that is already somber.Whether you plan to purchase a coffin spray, a basket of
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Simon Cowell has claimed that Britney Spears only has herself to blame for her recent personal problems.
The music mogul admitted that he no longer has any sympathy for Britney, and accused the star of courting the paparazzi.
"Britney has brought this on herself. I think she's manipulated the whole thing, like waving a pregnancy test at [...]
What an f---ing bitch! If you don't know what's been happening with the two recent police videos ... I wrote about them here, but here is an interview with the victim that plays the assault over and over again. Sorry about the cheesy production stuff.Now here is today's article on the matter, and the deputy playing the victim.As outrage spread nationwide over a Hillsborough County jail inmate being tossed from his wheelchair onto the floor, the detention deputy at the center of the controversy has been getting nonstop phone calls, many racist in nature."It's not even just in Florida," said Beverly Crecy, the roommate of suspended Deputy Charlette Marshall-Jones."These calls are from out of state," she said, with tears in her eyes. "People calling her 'n---' and 'fat' and all kinds of st
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This is a little thing I live by whether its right or wrong. Don't get me wrong, I can sympathize, empathize, show compassion, and feel bad for someone if they are in a crappy situation. I am not a heart of stone. However, if after a certain amount of time of hearing the same complaints over and over and knowing the person has done nothing to change their predicament; I lose the sympathy and just get tired of listening. I have been known to tell people after years of the same problem that unless they do something about it, I don’t want to hear about it anymore. Sometimes I have to take a look at myself and see if I am doing the same thing to others. I have been struggling with work lately and have even written a couple blog posts on it, because it really has been crappy and has been
Readers of the Crewe Chronicle might have noticed a piece about local taxi drivers complaining about Best Bus and Coach, a local company, that has launched a new service between Crewe and Nantwich. Basically, the bus firm offers a late-night service for pub and club goers at £2.50 return. There are 28 drop-off/collection points between the towns. Taxi drivers claim that this will hammer their income, create rowdy groups of drunken revellers getting off at the same stop, and also pose safety threats to single women who are forced to walk home from the drop-off point. When the new service was launched last week, Inspector Paul Broadhurst, who is in charge of Crewe Neighbourhood Policing Unit, was very positive. "A number of measures are lined up to ensure that people can go out and have a good time without facing danger on the roads or any type of disorder. We welcome any additional move to bring that about," reported the Chron. .Now on the income question I'd say that this was a compe
What do you all think about this? To be honest it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. What is bothersome to me is the competition will be held at secondary schools.
Guantánamo poetry competition at Amnesty.org.uk
We will be launching a poetry competition for UK secondary schools at the launch of powerful new book Poems from Guantánamo: The Detainees Speak at the HRAC on December 12.
Teachers will be invited to encourage students to imagine they are detained in Guantánamo Bay, and write a poem to express how it feels.
Many of the detainees who have contributed to the book were banned from using paper and pens, so were forced to write their poems on everyday objects such as Styrofoam cups from their dinner trays. To reflect this, participants in the competition will be asked to write their poems on objects such as Styrofoam cups, toilet paper, and clothes.
We are encouraging teachers to link this poetry competition to the 6th anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo Bay in January 2008
In the sky right now are fast moving Venus in Libra and Mercury in Scorpio. Bound up in the dance of everyday relations this two are forming the minor aspect called the semi-sextile.
As aspects go, the semi-sextile is pretty well ignored by astrologers unless it makes a significant connection in chart. Here Venus is squaring today’s Moon in Capricorn and Mars is sextile the same. What does this mean? Venus in Libra is concerned with maintaining harmony in relationships. Mercury in Scorpio communicates in underhanded and back alley fashion, allowing distortions of the truth to serve its purposes. The Moon in Capricorn is calling for pragmatism and reliability, not Libra’s strong suit. Mercury tells the Moon what it wants to hear, not intending to honor the agreements. Venus is silently agreeing with Mercury, annoyed because it cannot get the Moon to agree with it. In other words, Venus sympathizes with the devil today.
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Really, no one likes to be threatened. NMP Thio Li Ann was first threatened to be ‘pissed on her grave’ by Mr Alfian Sa’at. A second threatening letter was sent to her but this time it was from an anonymous writer. The second threatening letter had stated that ‘we know where you work, we’ll send people there to hunt you down’.She is now like a dart board. Ever since her strongly-worded Parliamentary speech on the repeal of 377A which was peppered with words of discrimination from her religious point of view, she has received numerous criticisms from all over Singapore including myself. But to threaten Ms Thio and her family with bodily harm is completely against the “spirit of civil discourse and democracy’, as quoted from Mr Alex Au from yawningbread.org. I do personally condemn such actions as being uncivilised. Was the threatening letter from the members of the pro-repeal group? I certainly hope not, for it would further discredit their stand on this whole issue to
Acclaimed filmmaker Park Chan Wook returns to the director’s chair to helm Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, one of the most highly anticipated Korean films of 2005. The film marks the end of Park’s hugely popular Vengeance Trilogy”, a series of films that began with 2002’s Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and continued with 2003’s internationally successful Old Boy. Unlike most trilogies, this trio of pictures is united not by plot or by characters, but by its thematic content, namely, revenge and its terrible consequences.
Actress Lee Young Ae (Joint Security Area, Jewel in the Palace) takes up the leading role in Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, portraying Geum Ja, a beautiful woman just released from jail after thirteen years of imprisonment. Her crime? The kidnapping and brutal murder of a young child. Through the use of flashbacks, it is revealed that Geum Ja was extremely kind and generous to the other prisoners during her internment, earning a widespread reputation as a veritable s
After being terribly disappointed with NMP Thio Li-Ann’s performance (here and here) in the parliament for her infamous, homophobic speech, she has finally earned my little bit of sympathy for being the target of a spate of ‘hate mails’. In my opinion, Mr Alfian Sa’at, a multi-literary award winner which includes the NAC-SPH Golden Point Award for Poetry and NAC’s Young Artist Award for Literature, should not have acted recklessly to include strong words such as “piss on your grave” in his email but use his excellent linguistic skills to rebut her. He has since apologised for his honest mistake and Ms Thio has decided to let the matter rest. Why Alfian posted copy of e-mail to NMP online IN THE report, 'Police question poet over e-mail to NMP' (ST, Oct 30), it was stated that I had 'emerged as the writer of the strongly worded e-mail to Nominated MP Thio Li-ann'. This might suggest that the exposure of my identity as the letter-writer was involuntary, and that it
Chiranjeevi is getting a very big sympathy wave now. Almost all the segments of people who have soft corner for Chiranjeevi are blaming Srija for damaging the image of his father with her infatuation. "She has no worries with respect to the image of his father or the health of her mother. She is very selfish. She got the guy she loved that's all", says a lady responding to the Srija's incident."It's a big curtain down for Chiranjeevi's political aspirations. He may not do his next film either. His career has come to an end. If he accepts Srija, it means he accepted Sirish with criminal background as son in law. If he shuns them, it means that he shunned the daughter for her love marriage. Both are pestering Chiranjeevi now as they affect his image in bad way", says another."Srija's issue is no way connected to Chiranjeevi's political entry. He need not feel that people wouldn't stand behind him if his daughter ran away and married", says the other citizen."Sirish would be a dang
Hollywood star George Clooney is convinced he would have ended up in rehab if he had found fame in his 20s. During a candid chat with actor pal Christian Slater, the pair confessed their sympathy for Lindsay Lohan, who was thrust into the Tinseltown limelight in her teens and has since ended up in rehab for drug addiction.[...] Read...
I have a question for you all. Please allow me to set up the scenario, then give me your honest opinion on the matter.
I have this neighbor who I try to avoid speaking to at all costs. This guy is a passive-aggressive, player-hating, nosy, peeking-out-the-window like Malcolm X, dry snitch assed spy for my landlord. You can tell that he was the kid in elementary school who would point at other children who weren’t even in his class and say “Awwww! I’M TELLIN’! YOU’RE GONNA BE IN TROUBLE!”
Well, this weekend, I was relaxing outside, and I saw a lady walking her dog. The dog decided that it wanted to cop a squat and do it’s business right next to the driver’s side door of my neighbor’s car. There it was: a perfecly-placed, freshly-laid doo-doo land mine, right where any normal person would stand to get in his or her vehicle. About five minutes later, the neighbor walked over to his car, stepped right in it, got in the car, and drove of
"There's something sexy about a gut. Not a 400-pound beer gut, but a little paunch. I love that." -Sandra Bullock, American Actress and Movie Star, Sandra Bullock books and DVDs//
Man, I'm glad to hear someone likes the look of a little belly fat. I'm not sure if she's serious, though, because I don't know many people who think fat is fine. I did hear recently that "soft is sexy," but I think that was referring to women as opposed to men. As a young man, I had a hard body with some big guns. Now that I'm older, I've got the beginning of a spare tire with a big booty. I wish I only had a little paunch, but I guess I should be thankful that it hasn't grown into a 400-pound beer gut, as...
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Title: Animal Lovers Show They Care With A Pet Sympathy CardAuthor: Geraldine JozefiakAnimal Lovers Show They Care With A Pet Sympathy CardThe world over it seems are animal lovers so sending a PetSympathy card to those who lose a loved animal is almostsecond nature.Hallmark one of the leading Pet sympathy card publishershas been printing these cards since 1984. One of theirreleases states that "Almost six in 10 Americanhouseholds include a pet, compared to one in three thatincludes a child. No wonder that dogs and cats are morethan mere companions - they're part of the family"They go on further to comment.. "According to research bythe Animal Hospital Association, 79 percent of pet ownersgive holiday or birthday presents to their pets. More thanhalf of dog owners (55 percent) view themselves as theparents of their pets, and some 62 percent sign cards andletters from themselves and the pet". It's little wonderthen they rose to the challenge of creating a specialcate
From our visit to EnglandLittle chap attempts to compose himself in the car. The wailing has waned as we make ready for our public appearance. We are in a holding pattern until we can return to civilization. [translation = the holiday flat] Fortunately I had a towel handy, as you do when you go for a beach holiday in the rain. I’m not certain what size of towel it really is? Too big for a hand towel, too small for a bath towel. Whatever size it really is, is unimportant, as it only serves the purpose of covering him from waist to mid calf. One corner of the towel is very soggy. It is soggy because he has been chewing and biting it for the last twenty minutes. I am uncertain why it should be, that people in great pain should find relief from their pain by biting? I do know that before the days of anesthesia, victims were encouraged to down a pint or two of ale or something stronger, and would have a cloth inserted into their jaws to bite upon when the pain became too much to
The Palestinian militant group Hamas, who now control the Gaza Strip, create an interesting dilemma for Western powers. On the one hand they are democratically elected, on the other they are a violent terrorist organisation.Hamas were elected in the 2006 Parliamentary elections, winning 74 of the 132 seats. The corruption of Fatah and frustration with Israel contributed to their stunning victory, which shocked the world and quickly raised questions of legitimacy and the future of democracy in the Middle East. Hamas then enjoyed a year long ceasefire with Fatah until this June, when renewed violence lead to Hamas controlling the Gaza Strip and Fatah the West Bank.Following their electoral victory, Hamas was sanctioned by most Western powers. Israel quickly withheld Palestinian Authority tax revenues, placed travel restrictions on Hamas members and improved security along their borders. The US and EU suspended aid payments, crippling the fragile Palestinian economy. US banking restrictio
13,000 Jobless doctors in Britain. No doubt the entire profession will be squealing away and justifiably so. While everyone sheds a tear for the above jobless doctors, we ought to look at the other end of the spectrum of doctors who have been jobless, like whistleblowers, those who are victimised, those who suffer from race discrimination and those who are illegally given alert letters by the Department of Health. They of course don't suffer any less for their unemployment, it is just that they go unnoticed. These are doctors like Tushar Bhadra, Dr Shridar Vaidya and Dr Sushant Varma. There is one thing common - they are all asian and were unemployed before MTAS. While Remedy UK spectacularly lost in court and achieved maximum coverage but the above doctors continue their journey making case law and winning against the system that has failed them. You see their suffering is observed to be less than the whinging unemployed junior doctors who could have prevented this from the outset.
I don’t want to ride the milk train anymore
I’ll go to bed at nine and waken with the dawn
And lunch at half past noon and dinner prompt at five
The comfort of a few old friends long past their prime
Pass the tea and sympathy for the good old days long gone
We’ll drink a toast to those [...]
- Rolling Stones, 1968.- Driven by Rocky Dijon's congas, Nicky Hopkins's piano and Keef's bassline, this was a cleverly constructed, tightly-coiled piece of late-1960s pop.Please allow me to introduce myselfI'm a man of wealth and tasteI've been around for a long, long yearsStole many a man's soul and faithAnd I was 'round when Jesus ChristHad his moment of doubt and painMade damn sure that PilateWashed his hands and sealed his fatePleased to meet youHope you guess my nameBut what's puzzling youIs the nature of my gameI stuck around St. PetersburgWhen I saw it was a time for a changeKilled the czar and his ministersAnastasia screamed in vainI rode a tankHeld a general's rankWhen the blitzkrieg ragedAnd the bodies stankPleased to meet youHope you guess my name, oh yeahAh, what's puzzling youIs the nature of my game, oh yeah(woo woo, woo woo)I watched with gleeWhile your kings and queensFought for ten decadesFor the gods they made(woo woo, woo woo)I shouted out,"Who killed the
The pioneering force behind the rise of trip-hop, Massive Attack were among the most innovative and influential groups of their generation; their hypnotic sound -- a darkly sensual and cinematic fusion of hip-hop rhythms, soulful melodies, dub grooves, and choice samples -- set the pace for much of the dance music to emerge throughout the 1990s, paving the way for such acclaimed artists as Portishead, Sneaker Pimps, Beth Orton, and Tricky, himself a Massive Attack alumnus. Their history dates back to 1983 and the formation of the Wild Bunch, one of the earliest and most successful sound-system/DJ collectives to arrive on the U.K. music scene; renowned for their seamless integration of a wide range of musical styles, from punk to reggae to R&B, the group's parties quickly became can't-miss events for the Bristol club crowd, and at the peak of their popularity they drew crowds so enormous that the local live music scene essentially ground to a halt.When the Wild Bunch folded during the
Indonesia, as usual, presents us with a dilemma. It is one of the least effective nations in dealing with their bird flu problem, exhibiting massive incompetence spiced by corruption. This has helped make them the bird flu epicenter of the world, with more deaths (by a long way) than any other nation and fast approaching Vietnam for most number of recorded cases. At the same time they have raised a legitimate issue: developing nations like Indonesia provide essential information to WHO on how to make effective vaccines against circulating influenza virus strains. WHO in turn shares the information with pharmaceutical companies who make the vaccines. The resulting product is too expensive for the Indonesians and others in the developing world and they can't compete with rich countries for purchase of the scarce supply.There is no short-term solution to the problem. WHO and vaccine makers can give in to Indonesia's demands for a guarantee, but it will be a pyrrhic victory since Indones
Two brothers who admitted torturing and killing a small puppy by baking it to death inside a gas oven will serve 10 years in prison.Some people believe that is 10 years too much, that they should have been given some slap on the wrist. Short of a public tarring and feathering, I cannot imagine a sentence more appropriatee.Justin and Joshua Moulder, who essentially threw themselves on the mercy of the court with guilty pleas to nine felony counts, found little sympathy from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thelma Wyatt Cummings Moore at a three-hour sentencing hearing last month.She described the acts the boys pleaded guilty to — taking the puppy and smearing paint on it, trying to set it on fire, hog tying its feet with duct tape and binding its snout before stuffing it into a searing hot gas oven — as "malicious, unbridled cruelty.""The way we treat animals, the way we treat the least of these is a reflection of society," Moore said."We will not tolerate this conduct as human b
Seemed to consume inordinate amounts of tea today as I got feedback from a couple of private clients. Both of them had ust finished their first months as private Links clients. One was a male banker and the other a female creative. Fortunately both were in very positive spirits. The ...
