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Gravity–Riveting Story Set In Space
[Don't read this review if you haven't seen Gravity. But when you have, because you should, come back here and let's talk.]
Television watchers are experiencing a renaissance in storytelling. Shows like Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, Shameless, Friday Night Lights, Dexter, The Newsroom, have taken the art of storytelling to new heights. By carefully focusing on character, writers have developed new techniques to create highly addictive forms of fiction. This has revolutionized television. Character driven storytelling has always been preeminent in novels, and prominent in movies, but television was always seen as a vast wasteland of lowbrow entertainment. Now I like television better than movies, or even books.
So what is television doing that movies aren't? Movies often seem like a vast wasteland of teenage schlock. CGI unreality, over the top action, Three Stooges type violence, and silly premises that should insult grade school kids. But most of all, the characters are unbelievable. Movies aren't about things I could actually experience. I don't relate to their stories. Maybe kids can love superhero characters because they haven't yet learned there aren't any superheroes.
A week ago when watching the final episode of Breaking Bad I wondered what I would have to watch next Sunday. I remember mentally wishing I could find something that surpassed Breaking Bad in storytelling intensity. Well, I got my wish, because on Sunday night I saw Gravity, the new film starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The previews brought me to the theater with great expectations, but I wasn't prepared by how blown away I would be by the film. While the credits were rolling I thought how Gravity set a new standard for science fiction movies.
This space story seem real. The characters felt like they could be real people. The special effects were wonderful, but not the story. This movie had the attributes of what make the current great television so much better than the movies. But what are those attributes? For one thing, there's not a superhero in sight. Nobody is saving the world. Even though the characters are involved with extraordinary situations, they are ordinary people. Maybe we aren't rooting for the little guy, but we are resonating with characters that are closer to ourselves.
Don't get me wrong, Gravity isn't literary or deep. And although Bullock and Clooney give amazing performances, their characters were almost clichés. How Gravity amazes is through simply gripping storytelling. It is a story of survival, beating tremendous odds in a harsh environment. And although Gravity wasn't very scientific, Gravity felt very realistic. Gravity was brilliantly science fiction in the same way Gattaca had been years ago, it was about a individual overcoming tremendous adversity in a science related setting.
Although in the last couple of decades we have had more and more female action heroes, I felt while watching Sandra Bullock that Gravity represented a paradigm shift, transforming story hero from male to female. It didn't feel like a gimmick that Ryan was a woman.
For the first hundred years of of filmmaking Ryan Stone would have been played by a male actor. Ripley set the precedent, but when Ryan pulls herself out of the muck and stands, with the camera angle from the ground looking up at her towering figure, it felt that women had finally surpassed men at their own game. It was much like Vincent beating the genetically enhanced humans when he took off into space at the end of Gattaca.
George Clooney plays the ultra-cocky space jock to a tee. Matt Kowalski is perfectly at home in a vacuum. Kowalski has the science down cold. But more than that, he is mature way beyond his boyish antics. He is an alpha male passing the baton to a female saying with total confidence, you can do this. I know most viewers won't see this film as a feminist statement. Most girls won't think twice about Sandra Bullock being the lead character. But in real life and in movie life, things have changed a lot in my lifetime, but not nearly enough.
The message is clear, women can fly the fighters, drive the tanks, pilot the spacecraft, command the ships, shoot the M-16s, control the telescopes, construct the skyscrapers, etc., but it's sad that so many women have MTV ambitions, like Miley Cyrus, to wear skimpy outfits and twerk. Movies and television, the most heavy-duty of pop cultural social programming, sends the message that women can now do anything. But will they? And will we accept it?
If you think I'm making a pointless issue, then think about this. What if our two actors were cast against type. Would you have liked Sandra Bullock as the veteran space jock, and George Clooney as the mission specialist rookie? We're still brainwashed to think George Clooney should have played Matt.
Yes, we have made women into action heroes that can shoot and kill, but action heroes aren't believable characters, they are cartoon characters. How often are complex male roles given to female actors? Would you have believed Sandra Bullock as Matt Kowalski?
Let's put it another way. I work at a university and the majority of the engineering and computer science students are male, and the majority of the teacher education and nursing students are female.
The role of Ryan Stone calls for a rookie, and most rookie astronauts are still male. Picking a female to play Ryan is an intentional decision to make the character to appear more helpless because we're still conditioned to think of women as helpless, or of needing help. Gravity shows us we're wrong. But being helpless is good in this movie, because good storytelling is about getting the audience to identify with the main character, and we'd all be essentially helpless in space.
Picking the name Ryan is an intentional choice too – Sandra Bullock is to stand in for a man. I think that was a perfect choice by the writers of Gravity. We're cheering the stand-in for everyman who also happens to be everywoman. Not only that, we're all identifying with her, guys and gals. While watching the movie I totally identified with Ryan Stone and not Matt Kowalski. I never had the Right Stuff, but I might could have been Ryan Stone.
Maybe next time when they make a film like Gravity, the veteran space jock will be a woman, and it will be as natural as our need for air, but for now Sandra Bullock was perfect in this role. Whatever is the magic formula for modern storytelling, Breaking Bad and Gravity have it down as well as Walter White cooks meth.
By the way, many people are nitpicking Gravity for scientific issues. That's cool. But don't let it keep you from seeing and enjoying an amazing film. I was really disappointed with Neil DeGrasse Tyson because his complaints were rather lame compared to the problem of orbital mechanics. Here are some things to read, but don't get too hung up about them. Gravity is a triumph of storytelling. Like preconceived gender roles, we still want fiction with far more excitement than actual reality. It's hard to embrace perfect realism.
I expect gender roles to continue to evolve, and I expect incorporating realism into popular fiction to evolve too. Breaking Bad was far more realistic than such a show would have been ten years ago, but in ten years, writers who will surpass the talents of the Breaking Bad team, will create a series about cooking meth that is far more realistic. Gravity could have been just as exciting if it had been 100% scientifically accurate. And I'm not dinging it for its scientific faults. I'm just pointing out that we're moving towards a kind of absolute realism in fiction, and that includes gender roles too.
Fact Checking Gravity
Gravity Fact Check What the Season's Big Movie Gets Wrong – Jeffrey Kluger Time Magazine
Astronauts comment on Gravity over at Entertainment Weekly
Gravity Gets Much of the Science Right
How Realistic Is the Movie Gravity?
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The Overhead Compartment with Steve Kazee
Shining a spotlight on celebrities and athletes who love to travel. Created and developed by Stacy Steponate Greenberg.
Some think he is a by-the-book FBI agent scarred by his failure to catch the criminal. Others believe he is a rock musician who may or may not get the girl. Or a country music star who gave it all up for family, or a Broadway standout with a Tony and a Grammy on his mantle. Well, guess what? They're all right, because they are all the multi-dimensional star Steve Kazee. With a slew of Broadway credits, multiple hit TV shows, recording credits and a house filled with four dogs, Steve is truly the star who manages to have it all. From Kentucky to the Big Apple and then off to Hollywood, it's been a thrilling ride. The Overhead Compartment was excited to catch up with this unique talent to sing a little, learn a little and pick up after the dogs.
The Overhead Compartment with Steve Kazee begins now….
OC: You lived in Prague while you shot TNT's Legends, what was your favorite thing about the city?
SK: I did! Prague was my home from early June to mid-September and it would be difficult to pinpoint what my favorite experience was. I think, for me, it had to be just being in a different country surrounded by a different culture and all that entails. Believe it or not, at 40, I had never traveled outside of North America. This was my first experience at travel overseas so I was like a newborn. Everything was my "first time". Prague has such beauty and such history that it is nearly impossible to choose my favorite. The food, the music, the art, the architecture…I could go on and on.
OC: When you had a full day free, how did you spend it?
SK: There was a lovely park, Letná Park, just across the Charles Bridge from my hotel and each day I would walk there. Partly for exercise, partly for peace, but mostly for the gorgeous views of the city itself. Sitting underneath the Prague metronome watching tourists and locals come and go while the city bustled below, it was stunning and will always be a wonderful memory for me.
OC: What's the best thing about traveling to a foreign country with a group of actors?
SK: The obvious thing that comes to mind is that being with a group of people who are working on the same project as you automatically means you aren't alone. If you get along well with them, which I did, then it is like having a built in support group traveling with you. I suppose the hard thing with Legends was that a majority of the actors were foreign born and came from all over Europe. Being someone who is a bit introverted I had to work on bridging a gap that was sometimes not just social but also cultural. Luckily they were all wonderful and helped navigate that part of the journey.
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OC: You won the 2012 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor for the Musical Once. First, congratulations. Second, how did you celebrate?
SK: Thank you! It was an incredible night! Along with the thrill of winning and the thrill of your show winning you are also immediately shuffled into the circuit of celebrations that follow. The press room, the after party, the after after party, and then finally the place where you want to be the entire time which is celebrating with the cast and crew of the show. Once I made it to the Once party I was able to really sit back with my friends and co workers and reflect on what an incredible honor it was for all of us that night. It happens in a flash but I wouldn't trade it for the world.
OC: Which do you enjoy more, working on the stage or in front of the camera?
SK: I enjoy both for entirely different reasons. The stage is so immediate. The audience is right there. The reaction instantaneous. The bonds are often deeper based solely on the amount of time you spend with the people who are creating the show alongside you. 8 shows in 7 days will bond you in ways you can't even begin to imagine. If the show is a hit and runs for a long time then the bonds grow as well. It's like a family. That's what I miss most. Television/Film offers you an entirely different experience. You often wait months for your work to be seen. I like the complexity that you can find in a performance when a camera is inches from your face. You get a chance to really live a life in a character that changes and grows over the episodes or, if you are lucky, over the seasons that the show runs. You can still develop strong bonds with the people you work with but its a different feeling than the one you get in the theater. I love them both so much and hope to spend my life with a foot always in both.
OC: You're a musician/singer and write your own songs, where do you find your inspiration?
SK: It sounds cliche, but from within. I like sad songs. I like honest lyrics. Honesty, even when discussing your own faults, pain, failures etc tends to appeal to my heart and ears so that's what I try to write. My truth. Hopefully people can find their own truth in my lyrics.
OC: You play a rock musician in Showtime's Shameless. Who is your favorite band?
SK: I don't think there is enough room to cover this topic but at the moment I am listening to Tame Impala "Currents", Paul Buchanan "Mid Air" and Chris Stapleton "Traveller". There is so much great music out there and I am constantly searching for new artists. And Damien Jurado. Always Damien Jurado.
OC: Where are you just coming back from?
SK: At the moment I am actually sitting in the terminal at the Nashville airport where I have been filming ABC's Nashville. I am headed back home to LA. Travel is always a part of an actor's life but lately it seems I have been traveling more and more for work. I suppose that's a good thing.
OC: You live in Los Angeles, top three favorite restaurants?
SK: Oh boy…another tough question. So many great places to eat. In no particular order:
Silverlake Ramen
Barrel and Ashes
Tender Greens
OC: First thing you do when arriving at a hotel in your room?
SK: I do the John McLane "Die Hard". I take my shoes off and curl my toes gripping the carpet to ease the tension of the trip. I remember seeing it in the movie when I was a kid so I started doing it and it actually works!
OC: Complete the following sentence: I never leave home without:
SK: Sadly my iPhone. I'm just as addicted as we all are.
OC: You lived in New York for many years, what are three must-see spots for someone traveling to New York that won't appear in a guide book?
SK: Fort Tryon Park and the Cloisters
The Frick Museum
OC: What do you miss about New York?
SK: The overwhelming amount of culture. Many cities try to match it and many fall short. There are few places as vibrant and alive as NYC.
OC: One secret about you no one knew until now is:
SK: I'm a terrific plate spinner. Yeah, plate spinner, like in the circus. Don't ask.
OC: You recently appeared on ESPN's SportsNation. I like all the hosts on that show, do you have a preference among them?
SK: Well I have to say they are all great but if I was pressed to choose I would have to say that Michelle Beadle really sparks my interest.
Steve Kazee, please use care upon departure as items may have shifted in The Overhead Compartment during our journey. Thanks for choosing us for your travel tips! Have a wonderful day!
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Stacy Steponate Greenberg brings over 15 years of travel and marketing experience to Pursuitist. With her column, The Overhead Compartment, Stacy interviews celebrities and athletes bringing an insight into their lives and travel habits. Stacy spent 11 years at Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide in various capacities, serving stints as Director of Marketing for the St. Regis and Sheraton brands, and Senior Director for Starwood Residences. Prior to Starwood, Stacy worked as Manager of Marketing for Hyatt Hotels. A native of Chicago, Stacy now resides in Connecticut with her husband and two kids, who like to "rate" the various hotels on their travels with their mom. Reach Stacy via Twitter twitter.com/StacyGSG.
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Gingerbread upside down apple cake » Preparation, Repeat, Tage, Step, When, German » tobias cooks!
I discovered this delicious apple cake at Smiten Kitchens blog. It seemed to be a fairly easy recipe and the thought of caramel in connection with apples and molasses was convincing me. A moist gingerbread batter combines perfectly all wintery flavours.
Melt the sugar with the butter in a small pot on the stove. Save some butter to grease the pan.
Let the sugar boil for a moment, it will caramellize. Now add the salt.
Pour the butter sugar mixture into the baking pan. Now make cirkles with the apple wedget ontop of the caramel. This is crucial for the visual appearance of the cake later on as this part will be faving up.
Mix Butter and sugar in a bowl until creamy.
In a seperate bowl mix the egg, the honey, the buttermilk and the molasses.
In a third bowl mix the flourer, the baking powder, ginger, cinnamon and salt.
Now you start mixing ingredients into the butter mixture. Tage a few spoons of the egg mixture and blend it into the butter mixture. then take some o the flour mixture and blen it into the butter mixture. Repeat these steps until all ingredients are mixed. Step by step.
Now pour the batter over the apple nd spread out well.
Bake in the pre-heated oven at 160 degrees centigrade for 50 minutes. (mine took a bit longer). You cn always poke with a tooth pick into the cake. When the toothpick comes out dry, the cake is done.
TIP: You can serve the cake with ice cream, creme fraiche or whipped cream.
Gingerbread apple cake sounds amazing, what a great idea!
What a delightful cake! That flavor combo is fantastic!
I received my book 2 days ago and I wish to thank you for that great gift! I really love it. The pictures and recipes are wonderful.
I am glad you like it! Nice that you even got it before Christmas. I was a bit worried.
The cake sounds delicious. I love anything with apples in it. Where can I get buttercream? I haven't seen it here in Greece.
Buttermilk I use. Ξινόγαλα. I get that in every supermarket.
THis sounds like the perfect holiday dessert! Great flavor combination. And lovely photo!
I am bookmarking this recipe Tobias. I am hoping of making it soon. Looks very delectable.
I saw this on Smitten Kitchen, too, and bookmarked it. It looks so great! I really hope I can make it soon but I'm kind of in sweets overload right now.
This looks so good! Love your blog too, it looks great!
I am going to try it; we have so many apples here from the orchard and I know my mom for one loves apple cake and she is unable to cook or bake anymore, so that might be a neat surprise.
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Grand Central Bakery: A Mission for All Ages
A Pacific Northwest company ensures that its values will never be compromised
Grand Central Bakery was founded by Gwyneth Bassetti in Seattle in 1989 as a family-owned business; her son, Ben Davis, opened its first Portland, Oregon, location a few years later. Today, the company has 11 locations and a retail presence throughout the Pacific Northwest. But Bassetti and family are no longer the owners.
The change happened this past summer, when ownership was transferred to something called a "perpetual purpose trust." If the term is unfamiliar to you, you're not alone: Perpetual purpose trusts didn't exist before 2017 and are still a relative rarity, available in only five states. The structure was created by the nonprofit Purpose Foundation, which describes it as "a non-charitable trust that is established for the benefit of a mission rather than a person."
In Grand Central's case, that mission is "to balance profit and purpose and to run our business in a way that is sustainable and makes a positive impact on the world," according to its website. In formulating a succession plan, the owners wanted to eliminate any chance that the company would someday wind up in the hands of new owners who would abdicate its mission, focus on growth at all cost, and create disruption for employees, vendors and the community. The perpetual trust structure ensures that Grand Central can never be sold and will always be run according to its values.
At the time of its founding, Grand Central was a pioneer in the artisan bread movement, using locally sourced products from small-scale growers and producers, with a view to benefiting consumers and the local economy. Over the years, it expanded its philanthropic purview to promoting sustainable agriculture, immigrant rights, and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in its hiring and promoting practices and its dealings with vendors.
Grand Central is a major funder of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, which helps asylum seekers in Washington State navigate the complexities of the U.S. immigration system. The company's Community Loaf program encourages customers to purchase a loaf of its signature Whole Wheat Goldendale bread to be delivered to local food banks and pantries. And it underwrites and raises money for nonprofits that support Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) communities. A case in point: its support of the Blueprint Foundation, which gives Black urban youth hands-on exposure to the outdoors and opportunities they often don't have to explore careers in environmental science.
Grand Central Bakery is neither a large nor geographically far-flung enterprise. But in living its brand in perpetuity, Carpenter Group sees a company whose mission extends beyond generations, national borders and the bottom line.
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Musical humorist Victor Borge was born Børge Rosenbaum in Copenhagen, Denmark on January 3, 1909; the son of a violinist in the Danish Symphony Orchestra, he began playing piano at age three, and was quickly hailed as a child prodigy.
On scholarship at the Royal Danish Music Conservatory, he studied under Olivo Krause and Victor Schiøler, later becoming a protégé of Frederic Lamond and Egon Petri; in 1926, Borge made his professional debut, and by the following decade ranked among the top stage and film stars in all of Scandinavia. His performances always maintained a satirical bent, adopting an increasingly acrid sensibility as the Nazis began sweeping through Europe; Borge, a Jew, regularly mocked Hitler from the stage, and when the German forces invaded Denmark in 1940 the pianist was briefly blacklisted before fleeing to the United States, escaping from Finland via the S. S. American Legion, the last American passenger ship to leave Northern Europe prior to World War II.
Borge arrived in New York City without knowing a word of English, but soon learned enough of the language to land a job as the opening act for Rudy Vallée's radio show before moving on to Bing Crosby's program. Emerging as a fixture of radio and later television, Borge arrived on Broadway in 1953 as the star of Comedy in Music; the production ran through 1956, and its 849 performances entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running one-man show. His patented brand of comedy, a singular combination of one-liners, sight gags, and musical pranks, worked simultaneously to deflate the pretensions of classical music while expanding its popularity and accessibility; often, Borge's on-stage antics obscured the virtuosity of his piano playing, however, although he appeared with many of the world's most renowned orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the London Philharmonic. In addition to a series of albums and home videos, Borge also co-authored a pair of books, My Favorite Intermissions and My Favorite Comedies in Music, and continued actively performing past his 90th birthday. He died at home on December 23, 2000. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
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Dear typography fans, we found a few entertaining links for your enjoyment.
"The Potential of Web Typography" is probably for the hard-core typography geek. Do as the authors say and read John Daggett's primer about @font-face first. Then read about the potential of web typography. As they say, "fine typography has always been one of the stumbling points of web design." Now, with support for @font-face in Firefox 3.5, new magic is possible.
We've been working with foundries to develop a consistent web-only font linking license. We've built a technology platform that lets us to host both free and commercial fonts in a way that is incredibly fast, smoothes out differences in how browsers handle type, and offers the level of protection that type designers need without resorting to annoying and ineffective DRM.
It seems that typography fans have plenty to keep them busy in the near future.
Hat tip to Kate Walser for inspiring this little post with her tweet about the link to the potential of web typography article.


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Singers The Best Singers of All Time
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List Rules Individual singers in any genre. Not bands
Who are the best singers of all time? That's a tough question to ask. This list includes many of the greatest vocalists ever, from all genres of music. Whether it's the incomparable, late, great Whitney Houston with her extraordinary pop and R&B tones or rock icons like Freddie Mercury from Queen, Jim Morrison from The Doors or John Lennon and/or Paul McCartney from The Beatles, this list spans decades of incredible musicians. What singers do you feel are the greatest of all time? What are some of the greatest voices in music? Vote for your favorites, vote down any you don't like and feel free to rerank this list your way.
Vote: The Best Rock Vocalists
Putting together the top singers in music history is a tall order. Everyone has an opinion. Some might lean more toward rock vocalists as their personal favorite (think Ann Wilson, Stevie Nicks and Mick Jagger), while others might prefer excellent pop or R&B vocalists like the late Michael Jackson, Ray Charles, or even Stevie Wonder, James Brown or Aretha Franklin.
Rank: The Top Female Vocalists of the Last Decade
Country musicians could also easily be included on this list. Musicians like Johnny Cash and Keith Whitley gave new meaning to great vocals with outstanding country songs. Female country artists, including modern era vocalists like Carrie Underwood could also be included. If country's your thing, vote and add away! Now, help decide who are the greatest singers of all time.
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Freddie Mercury Pop music, Rock music, Rockabilly
Freddie Mercury was a British singer, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona ...more
Michael Jackson Motown Sound, Rock music, Electronic music
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. Called the King of Pop, his contributions to music and dance, along with his publicized personal ...more
Whitney Houston Pop music, Dance-pop, Contemporary R&B
Whitney Elizabeth Houston was an American singer, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all time. Houston is one of pop ...more
Frank Sinatra Swing music, Traditional pop music, Big band
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer, actor, director, and producer. Beginning his musical career in the swing era as a boy singer with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, ...more
Elvis Presley Christian music, Pop music, Rock music
Elvis Aaron Presley was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as "the King of Rock and ...more
Aretha Franklin Pop music, Rock music, Rhythm and blues
Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer and songwriter. She began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, where her father, C. L. Franklin, was ...more
Adele Southern soul, Neo soul, Rock music
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, MBE is a British singer and songwriter. Adele was given a recording contract by XL Recordings after a friend posted her demo on Myspace in 2006. In 2007, she received ...more
Stevie Wonder Motown Sound, Psychedelic soul, Pop music
Stevland Hardaway Morris, known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. A child prodigy, he has become one of ...more
Elton John Pop music, Rock music, Piano rock
Sir Elton Hercules John CBE is an English singer, songwriter, composer, pianist, record producer, and occasional actor. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriter partner since ...more
Celine Dion Adult contemporary music, Pop music, Rock music
Celine Dion is a Canadian Singer born on March 30, 1968. She entered the music industry at an early age. She has won a lot of awards over the last two decades and is one of the most famous ...more
Paul McCartney Pop music, Rock music, Experimental rock
Sir James Paul McCartney MBE is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame as a member of the ...more
John Lennon Blues-rock, Pop music, Rock music
John Winston Ono Lennon MBE was an English singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a co-founder of the band the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of ...more
David Bowie Rock music, Psychedelic pop, Electronic music
David Bowie is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger, and actor. He is also a painter and collector of fine art. Bowie has been a major figure in the ...more
Marvin Gaye Doo-wop, Motown Sound, Rock music
Marvin Gaye was an American singer, songwriter and musician. Gaye helped to shape the sound of Motown Records, first as an in house session player in the 1960s and later as a solo artist with a ...more
Mariah Carey Hip hop music, Pop music, Contemporary R&B
Mariah Carey is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She rose to prominence after releasing her self-titled debut studio album Mariah Carey in 1990; it went ...more
Robert Plant Blues-rock, Rock music, Folk rock
Robert Anthony Plant, CBE is an English musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin. Possessing a powerful and wide vocal range he ...more
Ella Fitzgerald Ballad, Swing music, Traditional pop music
Ella Jane Fitzgerald was an American jazz singer often referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and ...more
Nat King Cole Jump blues, Swing music, Traditional pop music
Nathaniel Adams Coles, known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. He was widely noted for his soft, baritone voice, ...more
Prince Hip hop music, Synthpop, New Wave
Prince Roger Nelson, known by his mononym Prince, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor. A major figure in popular music for over three decades, Prince is renowned ...more
Johnny Cash Outlaw country, Christian music, Americana
John R. "Johnny" Cash was a singer-songwriter, actor, and author, widely considered one of the most influential American musicians of the 20th century. Although primarily remembered as ...more
Ray Charles Soul blues, Pop music, Rock music
Ray Charles Robinson, professionally known as Ray Charles, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and composer, who is sometimes referred to as "The Genius". He pioneered the ...more
mwahahahaha added Luciano Pavarotti Opera
Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian operatic tenor who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all ...more
George Michael Synthpop, New Wave, Dance-pop
Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, widely known by his stage name George Michael, is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Michael rose to superstardom during the ...more
Barbra Streisand Adult contemporary music, Show tune, Traditional pop music
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, songwrighter, actress, director, writer, composer, producer, designer, author, photographer, and activist. During a career spanning six decades, she ...more
Christina Aguilera Hip hop music, Bubblegum pop, Rock music
Christina María Aguilera is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Born in Staten Island, New York and raised in Rochester and Wexford, Pennsylvania, she appeared on the television ...more
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Central Austin neighborhoods like Allandale, Crestview, and Hyde Park offer great appeal. All have great parks, pools, shopping and strong neighborhood associations, plus a great location that makes it easy to get just about anywhere.
waterway, and following the waterway to Hancock Drive) to the south, with Burnet Road as its eastern boundary and MoPac as the western boundary. It was developed in the late 50s, 60s and 70s, and many homes were built with three-and four-bedroom floorplans. Homes here Allandale average in the mid $200s.
North Lamar Boulevard to the east, and Burnet Road to the west. Crestview was built as a post-World War II neighborhood, and was mostly two bedroom homes with some brick construction. Since then, it's been a prime area for remodeling because the lot sizes are bigger here. Homes in Crestview have a median price of $200,000-$250,000.
Hyde Park is bordered by 51st Street on the north, and 38th Street on the south, with Guadalupe Street on the west and Duval south of 45th and Airport north of 45th on the east, and prices range from the mid-200s to more than $1 million.
Whether buyers are families, young professionals, UT professors, or retirees, they all want something eclectic, something with a little history and character, and the result is a neighborhood that is a profile of Austin itself. A great walking neighborhood, Hyde Park also offers a great selection of shops, restaurants, and grocery stores (Central Market is a few minutes away).
NORTHEAST AUSTIN Families, professionals and students in Northeast Austin enjoy this culturally and ethnically diverse neighborhood with its strong homeowner's associations. People who move here like the proximity to the Dell Children's Hospital and the master-planned community of Mueller Development. And, the University of Texas and downtown Austin are just 10-minute commutes away.


Tired of Hate Speech, Team Obama and OWS Sympathizers ? Here's your Antidote.
"We The People" is a song I wrote over the weekend of the 9/12 March. My desire is to inspire Americans who are frustrated and feel discouraged to become invigorated & to stand up and take back our Republic.
For the people who think they're crazy enough to change the world….
……yes you can, and you will !
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Now, I'm certain there have been snowier winters, but this is the snowiest in my recollection. It iced and snowed once a month January through March (highly unusual for southeast Missouri), calling off school at least a week each time. I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it.
On July 5, Sean and I celebrated our sixth anniversary. Wow! In some ways, it doesn't seem like it should be that long while in others (good ways), it seems longer. He is such a vital part of me that I feel like we've always been together. I can't wait to see what the rest of our lives have in store!
In July, Sean and I also worked together to construct a small walkway near our porch. It is small, and to most, it probably doesn't seem like much. But I'm a writer, a bookworm; I don't do construction, and neither does Sean. We completed it ourselves with a little help from our brother-in-law. Working together was quite enjoyable, and I think it looks spectacular.
On August 25, my debut novel, Elise's Choice, was released. This was a dream come true for me; I have wanted to be a published author since fifth grade. Now, this led to other firsts: first book signing, first author event, first craft fair event, and as of yesterday, my first royalty payment. A woman could get used to this! I hope to have my next novel complete in 2015.
Thanks, Shelly Dunn, for giving me this opportunity. Shelly was the director of our town's theater group's production of It's a Wonderful Life. Shelly needed a nearly last-minute replacement for one of the smaller roles, and I volunteered. Now, I've been bitten by the theater bug. I enjoyed participating so much that I will definitely audition for other roles when time allows.
These five events are not the only ones that make 2014 memorable, but they are the ones that stand out to me. Now, I'm ready to bid this year adieu, and greet another year with great anticipation. Only God knows what 2015 has in store!
My Book of the Year 2014: Telling the Bees ~ I would never have read this book if the book club of which I'm a part had not selected it. I am so glad we did! It helped me overcome my fear of bees . . . for a few weeks, at least!
Nonfiction Book of the Year: Mr. Owita's Guide to Gardening ~ I do not enjoy most nonfiction, but I attempt to read at least one per year. This was another book club selection, and I absolutely enjoyed it!
Biggest Surprise: The Outsiders ~ I somehow managed to make it through high school and college without this book being required reading. I never wanted to read it because the subject matter didn't appeal to me. But, as a middle school English teacher, I felt that I should read it. I approached it expecting little. Wow! What a surprise! I LOVED it!
Whim Read: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: I read it as a challenge to my nephew and because I thought I should read it (middle school English teacher thing and all). I liked it, but don't understand the hype.
Biggest Disappointment: Branded ~ The synopsis sounded so intriguing, but the execution failed to deliver.
New Favorite Series: The Scribes of Medeisia ~ I've only read the first book so far (Mark of the Mage), but I can already tell it's a winner!
Now, I have one day left in 2014. Could I finish another book? Most definitely, but I think I'll give it a rest. For now.
For unto you is born this day . . . a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.
For me, Christmas is 100% about Christ. It's in the name. And you can't have Christmas without the joy of music. As a teen, I dreamed of one day making it big as a singer. That did not happen, but my love for music and singing has not changed. Narrowing down only twelve Christmas songs was quite difficult, as I could sing Christmas songs for hours, until I go hoarse, but the following twelve songs reflect my most favorite and the reasons why. And the order has no bearing on which is the top, as that can change on any given day.
This was one of the first Christmas songs I remember learning as a child and I remember lovingly swaddling my own baby doll as was the Christ child. Our Lord and Savior came to this earth in the humblest of circumstances, as the song states "…no crib for a bed," and it is this reason I place this one first on the list.
Set to the familiar tune of Greensleeves, this is one I sing and hum throughout the year. I recently was blessed to sing this for members of my church Sunday, the 14th with a good friend of mine. I sang the melody, the soprano part while she sang the alto. The arrangement was slightly different than standard, and it was a great joy to sing it and feel the spirit deep in my heart. You can listen to and download this version for yourself by following this link.
Meant to be sung majestically and joyfully, this hymn is in reference to verses in Luke chapter 2. In verse 9 and 10 it says, "And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them. . . and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people." And those tidings were the birth of Christ, an event people had been awaiting for some time. I can only imagine the joy of being a part of that, and I am grateful I have the light of Christ in my life today.
One of the 53 arias in Handel's Messiah, which he wrote in only 24 days, this is one sung annually in home and church, and one I look forward to each year.
This is a beautifully arranged piece, composed by Michael Mclean, that tells a poignant fictional story of Handel. It is a dream, and perhaps Handel had such a dream as his inspiration for the Messiah. It is partly sang and partly narrated. Young Handel is auditioning for the choir of angels to sing at Christ's birth. But he doesn't make it. Told he has a different voice, one that will be brought to the world in his own time, and that more orchestras and choirs than he can now imagine will be giving voice to his feelings leaves me with tears in my eyes every time I listen to it. One you must hear, if you haven't already. And if you have, give it a listen again.
Composed by Natalie Sleeth, this is a treasured song. I have sang this many times for others since I was a teenager and played my flute as well. With many thought provoking questions throughout. Were you there on that first Christmas night? Were you there when the wonder foretold came to earth? Did you hear how the choirs of angels sang? Did you see how they bowed? Did you know if was God's own son, the salvation of the world begun? Did you know it was love that was sent from above to the earth? These are but a few of the glad, powerful messages in this song. To learn more about this great American composer, follow this link.
You have to have the classics. And though the focal point of these songs is not the Savior, they are about Santa Claus and what a great example of goodness was Saint Nicholas. If we all spread the goodness and cheer, the true spirit of Christmas, like St. Nick does, the world would be a fantastically better place to be. I believe in Santa Claus. In the goodness and cheer and love and service of his name.
Gloria in excelsis Deo. Gloria in excelsis Deo. Latin for "glory to God in the highest," in this French carol, the single word 'Gloria' is carried through four full measures, for a total count of sixteen beats, with the rest less than half that. Beautifully arranged and fun to sing the ups and downs of the Gloria, is why this is on my top 12 most loved Christmas songs.
Part of Colin Raye's Christmas CD The Gift, this song has touch me from the first time I listened to it. Even during the devastation of war, this is a retelling of the well known story during WWI when opposing sides came together to celebrate Christmas, only returning to fight against each other after they were ordered to. This portrays the true meaning of Christ-like love, that men could put up their arms, share what little they had, sing Christmas carols and bring the spirit to an otherwise bleak time. Find the CD here. This CD also happens to be the giveaway item for today. Don't forget to enter below.
Many, many versions of this song are out there. Rearrangements, numerous singers, wonderful song. Cantique De Noel, or as we know it O Holy Night, was composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 and later the words were added, written by Placide Cappeau, a wine merchant and poet who was also a professed atheist. Over 150 years later this song is still bringing joy to those who know Christ.
I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it. May we remember to keep Christ the center of our Christmas celebrations and try to bring the feelings and actions surrounding Christmas throughout the year.


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(September 17, 2007) It's been quite a time in the employment marketplace. Sustained low unemployment coupled with demographic shifts and economic consistency makes for an ever expanding job market. As the peak continues, some old notions reemerge. Like individual personalities, our marketplace experiences a sort of emotional deja vu when history begins to repeat itself.
The enduring bifurcation between third-party operations and in-house players is a case in point. If ever there was a perfect spot for friction, this is the Mason-Dixon line. Back in the 1990s, I had some fun getting the two groups together to try to resolve communications difficulties. It was always good for confrontational dialog once the gloves came off.
The disconnect is pretty simple. While both groups are in hyper-reactive businesses with high levels of burnout, the third party players are freed from the boundaries of corporate mindset. That means that they are free to behave in ways that are simply too opportunistic for most corporate organizations.
Like Oliver North, many in the third party universe (Recruiting, not Staffing), are deployed so that a mantle of plausible deniabilty can shroud corporate behavior. You know, "it's not our fault if one of our subcontractors did it." As the labor supply tightens, the use of third parties to end run frustrating internal processes grows exponentially. Just as it becomes crucial for the Recruiting Department to build and maintain deep relationships with candidates, hiring mangers start to break down the system looking for fast answers.
That's where the third party folks have their largest opportunity. By waltzing past the red tape and internal success barriers, external providers gain a particularly powerful advantage at the peak of a business cycle. One can not afford to allocate resources to the recruiting department as if it were always a peak environment. Therefore, internal performance tends to be breaking down just as the conditions for third party success are opening up.
The tensions between the two camps are strong and often poisonous. I am seeing the fissures deepen with each passing day.


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DISC ONE - SEASON REVIEW
2014 proved to be another sensational year. The unpredictable regular season saw six sides all with a chance of taking the League Leaders Shield in the most closely fought contest in Super League history. St Helens and Wigan Warriors led the way, but Castleford Tigers proved to be the team of the year falling just one win short of top spot. Warrington Wolves rebuilt and ended the season strongly, while Catalan Dragons were the surprise package of an unbelievable play-off series; the French side finishing within touching distance of a Grand Final spot. And this is how the drama unfolded.
DISC TWO - GRAND FINAL
Featuring the Grand Final in full, interviews and celebrations from another memorable evening at Old Trafford as the top two teams in the regular season and fierce local rivals, St Helens and Wigan Warriors, battled it out for Rugby League s biggest prize.
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My newest obsession for my family is FOOD!!! I started doing the week night cooking about 3 weeks ago. And I haven't said "I hate cooking" or "I dread cooking tonight" a single time. Those comments were regular comments I would have made prior to this phase of my life. But one night it just hit me that I'm feeling better these days (thank you, Advocare) and there's no reason why I can't take up some of the slack from Ron. Ron is a great cook. He loves making things up in his head. And honestly in the last 3 weeks I've made one thing that was a flop. And right now I could tell you what went wrong and that if I made it again I could correct that and it would be better.
So cooking has slowly turned into a hobby I enjoy. I have added a page here on my blog called "Foodie Blogs I Love". I have written a blurb about each site to give you a little idea of what you will find if you look there. I'm adding about a site a day right now. People are recommending sites to me and of course I'm finding them via Pinterest. I have a board on Pinterest titled "Pins I've Tried". So if you look at that board you can see a quick comment about how it worked for us when I tried it.
When I was growing up I spent nearly every weekend and holiday at my grandparent's house. My grandmother was one of those southern women who loved to cook. She rarely let anyone bring a dish to family dinners. She wanted to fix it all. I've always been disappointed thinking that my grandchildren wouldn't have that memory of me when they come to Mimi's house in the future. It's always bothered me. But now I don't think they would be able to say that anymore.
Last night I made a super yummy dish that I found on Pinterest linked to Joyful Mama's Kitchen blog. I will post the process in just a second. But Ron gave me the greatest gift when he said "Your Mamaw would be so proud of you. She would love this." I cried! He's right! And that's what keeps me going – my wanting to be like her.
I also made our neighbors with the baby that just came home from NICU this weekend a meal. Veggie soup! Apparently it was a big hit. Their 3 year old boy had 3 bowls of it.
Yummy Yummy all around!!! I've discovered the joy of taking care of my family in every way. Most of the last 10 years I have been in bed and they have all been taking care of me. I'm loving being the wife and mother to the fullest! They are my gift, we're all a team and I'm excited to be the team leader for a while instead of the team member who sits the bench. No more bench sitting for this mom!
I'm completely impressed! Did you do anything yesterday other than cook? I can see easy ways to cut calories which means it can become part of my new 1 dinner a night plan. I'd also love to see the veggie soup recipe posted. Good job Mama. I'm soooooo PROUD of YOU!
so proud of you!! keep it up! 🙂 glad you are enjoying it as well.
It is a joy to see and hear you talk about enjoying the cooking and other household chores, my prayers are being answered , hope your 'new life' will continue. can't wait to come down and visit and watch you cook and then me eat those delicious meals.


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Evanston ends baseball slump
by Evanston Now April 22, 2014 January 7, 2022
There are a couple of ways for any high school baseball team to work itself out of a slump.
One is to shake up the batting order, and another is for your starting pitcher to throw a shutout.
Evanston used both approaches Monday and ended a two-game losing skid with a 5-0 victory over Maine West in a Central Suburban League crossover contest in Des Plaines.
Inserted into the designated hitter slot in the No. 2 hole, junior James Allen went 2-for-4 with a single, double, run scored and run-batted-in to spark an offense that was dormant the previous two games.
And winning pitcher Dylan Mulvihill pitched a 3-hitter, striking out 8 over 6 and two-thirds innings in his most dominant performance on the mound to date while recording his third win of the spring.
Evanston improved to 11-4-1 overall entering a home and home matchup with Glenbrook South to open CSL South division play this week. The Wildkits, 2-1 in the CSL, are at GBS Tuesday.
Evanston's offense finally got untracked the second time through the batting order against Maine West right-hander Junior Torio. And it was Allen who was the catalyst, proving that the junior hasn't forgotten how to swing a bat even as he's focused on his primary contribution as the ace of the ETHS pitching staff as a starter and reliever.
Allen was a middle-of-the-order hitter last year for Evanston's sophomore team, playing third base and pitching, but has only had a handful of at-bats this spring. When he's started on the mound this year, head coach Frank Consiglio has used the designated hitter for HIM.
"I came in for some (batting practice) hitting this morning and I guess Coach Consiglio thought I had a good set," Allen said. "He knows I'm a hitter also, not just a pitcher, and I think he had a feeling about me today. And I'm confident in my own ability. I knew I'm not going to get a lot of chances to hit, and I just tried to clear my mind and not over-think today, because sometimes I think too much. I just tried to swing the bat."
Allen looked at a third strike his first time up, then reached base three times in a row, the last time on an error.
"It was really nice the way those two things (Allen's addition to the lineup and sophomore Mulvihill's pitching) worked out for us today," Consiglio said. "We're starting to settle in on some things as far as our lineup goes. Guys who make in-game adjustments like James did today are the guys who'll play for us and have some success, not the guys who repeat the same mistakes at-bat after at-bat.
"After that first at-bat, he made an adjustment and took the outside corner away from their pitcher. He had to get that pitcher out of his comfort level, and that's what he did. We're trying to find a mix of guys who are physically solid and also take an approach with a high baseball IQ."
Allen's leadoff double in the fourth inning and a two-out RBI single by Joe Franke got the Kits on the board, and they added two more in the fifth on singles by Sam Evans, Peter Downie and Allen, plus a Warriors' throwing error.
Eli Otting greeted Maine West reliever Dan Johnston with a home run to right center to open the sixth, and pinch-runner Ben Drake scored later on a wild pitch to account for the final margin.
Mulvihill, meanwhile, allowed only two balls to be hit out of the infield. He stranded Maine West runners at third base in the second, third and fourth frames and would have gone the distance except for a walk and a two-out error in the seventh.
ETHS reliever Zach Anderson allowed a hit to the only batter he faced, Jake Riportella, but the shutout was preserved because lead runner Sean Russell was ruled out on an appeal play after missing third base.
"At the start of the game Dylan kept it at dead zeroes and gave our offense a shot to win it," Consiglio praised. "He was dominating out there today. He's still got to get stronger physically to get to the next level as a pitcher. But today he took more off his changeup and then came back with a dominating fastball.
"He's turning into a pitcher who throws different speeds, and it's not just his location now. He did a great job."
Source: ETHS Sports Information
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