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Winter injury on golf turf is often related to moisture. Managing moisture by applying surfactants later in the season has become a trend in the industry, as superintendents try to optimize winter health and improve recovery in the spring.
Winter temperatures and extremely dry winds can lead to desiccation of the turf. Water in the turf root zone is often lost at a much faster rate than it is replaced, leading to winter injury and slow or delayed spring green up. A late-season application of a surfactant positively influences moisture conditions in the root zone which helps to minimize winter-related problems.
In the North, where irrigation systems are winterized, the strategy has been to use a surfactant just before the irrigation system is blown out. The goal of this application is to improve moisture availability in the soil throughout the winter months and into the spring. For those in the South, on the other hand, wetting agents are regularly employed throughout the winter months to improve soil moisture conditions during a time of year when warm season grasses are in transition, dormant or very slow growing.
Localized dry spots are irregularly shaped areas of turf brown turf that result when soil does not allow moisture to penetrate and/or hold moisture from irrigation or rainfall. This is a major issue on putting greens and other fine turf areas where uniform distribution of moisture throughout the root zone is required for playability of an intensely managed turf surface.
This is where wetting agents come into play. Wetting agents are surfactants – a group of chemical compounds that positively impact the surface tension of liquids. Throughout the winter, they can keep maintenance programs ahead of schedule, reducing the surface tension of water by lowering its cohesive properties and allowing water to enter an otherwise hydrophobic soil.
When used during colder months, one of the goals in applying surfactants is to improve water movement, particularly infiltration and downward penetration. When applied in late fall, a surfactant reduces hydrophobic conditions, guarding against winter desiccation and improving green up.
Research has shown that deploying permeable putting green covers is one of the most effective methods to minimize the effects of extreme low temperatures. Combining wetting agents with covers is an ideal one-two punch to decrease the negative effects of dry conditions and low temperatures on putting greens, providing superintendents with a potential insurance policy against winter desiccation.
There's no question that winter can be hard on fine turf. As you prepare for the start of the season, you may need to repair damage done by hard winter conditions. Revolution and Aqueduct Flex, two products from the Aquatrols portfolio, are two that superintendents find particularly helpful in getting their turf back up to speed.
Regardless if your winter season is wet or dry, implementing a high-quality surfactant program can help tremendously. Revolution helps the optimization of air-to-water ratios in the root zone for a better growing environment and healthier turf, and is most effective when applied early in the season. In wetter conditions, Revolution promotes the movement of excess water off the surface and through the soil profile. Coming out of a drier winter, Revolution ensures that early precipitation will get into the root zone so your turf gets the uniform moisture it needs.
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Whether you are managing cool or warm season turf, continuing surfactant use through the final months of your maintenance program can be extremely beneficial in managing moisture in the root zone. Reducing winter injury, improving spring green up and managing transition are all positively affected when using surfactants late in the season.


perbedaan versi dasar dan versi penuh apa karena 100 aplikasi itu ya gan ? soalnya sizenya jauh amat melunjak dari 2 ke 14gb?
Kelebihan dari Endles OS apa?
We've got some infrastructure now for automatically redirecting downloads to the nearest mirror. Becoming an Endless OS mirror (in English) has more information. I was able to find a suitable contact address for buaya.klas.or.id and repo.ugm.ac.id but couldn't find a good address for mirror.excellent.co.id – @cho2 is there somebody you could contact there?
Good news that Endless have rsync. For http://mirror.excellent.co.id/ you can find the contact at https://www.excellent.co.id/ footer.
Instead of using community mirror, it would be great that Endless Indonesia also have their own server for mirroring.
it would be great that Endless Indonesia also have their own server for mirroring.
Agreed. The scope of this little project was just to get rsync & a redirector set up – this makes it easier to deploy such a mirror in future though!


The Wewa Serenity Group meeting at the First United Methodist Church in Wewahitchka celebrates birthdays on the last Monday of each month. It is a pot luck dinner and speaker meeting. Come share with us.
It's that time again! The 24th annual Chipley Country Round-Up, April 26-28, 2019 at the Ag Center, 1424 Jackson Avenue (Hwy 90) Chipley, Fl. There'll be speakers, hospitality room, fellowship and of course "pikin' and grinnin' " throughout the weekend. Registration is still only $20 per person (by 4/19/19) or $25 at the door. Saturday evening meal is included in registration.


Beer Nerds throughout the five boroughs are excited about a new addition at Citi Field that has (almost) nothing to do with baseball. Danish Cult favorite beer brewer Mikkeller has opened a brewery, the brand's first on the east coast, directly behind the right field. The new addition to Citi Field comes right in time for the new season- starting Thursday 3/29.
"Over the last 12 years, founder Mikkel Borg Bjergso has established his Danish brand as a trendsetter... and, arguably, one of the world's best brewers. Bjergso has made his name by taking aspects of modern craft beer (the big, sometimes weird flavors; limited-run creations) and pushing them to their least logical extremes."
One of our personal favorites was the Real Estate- a summery golden ale that seems perfect for baseball. And the next time you're at a Mets game, a tennis match at Arthur Ashe Stadium or enjoying Flushing Meadows-Corona Park stop into Mikkeller for a unique beer experience.
Read more about Mikkeller here.


At the center for combating Ecstasy addiction in Colorado, we work to provide resources to the citizens of our state in regards to the use and abuse of Ecstasy. Ecstasy is a drug that is used to induce feelings of euphoria by those to take it. The main component of Ecstasy is supposed to be MDMA. However, it is incredibly rare to find Ecstasy that is pure MDMA. Most of the Ecstasy market is flooded with pills that contain a wide variety of substances and research chemicals that are designed to produce energy and euphoria. Unless a person has a test kit, there is no way to know if they are actually getting "real" ecstasy.
This is why Ecstasy is so dangerous. People can end up taking and getting addicted to a wide variety of substances without even realizing what it is they are consuming. Those that can get their hands on "real" Ecstasy are also at risk. MDMA, the main component of Ecstasy can damage the brain over time, especially with prolonged use. At the center for combating Ecstasy addiction, we recognize how damaging this substance can be when it is abused, which is why we have been putting extra energy into educating the public. We offer a wide variety of services at our center such as classes, substance abuse counseling, substance abuse meetings, as well as participating in events throughout Colorado to spread relevant information about Ecstasy use.
In addition to providing the services listed above, we also provide the community with free test kits. With the rate at which adulterated Ecstasy circulates throughout Colorado, test kits can save lives. It is important that people are aware of what it is that they are consuming. Test kits can prevent people from overdosing on fake Ecstasy that is often laced with things like meth and research chemicals.
If you have resorted to using MDMA to make life seem more enjoyable or exciting, you have likely developed a psychological addiction to the drug. .
It can take years for these people to start to feel normal again and to regain control over things like memory, processing, and control over emotions.
Increased tolerance is another sign that your use is starting to escalate to into a full-blown psychological addiction.


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Home News A hole lot of history! Northumbria Water workers find lost section of Hadrian's Wall under Newcastle city centre during upgrade work
A hole lot of history! Northumbria Water workers find lost section of Hadrian's Wall under Newcastle city centre during upgrade work
Northumbria Water workers found sections of Hadrian's Wall in Newcastle
Excavations for the £5m water main upgrade discovered the 1,900-year-old wall
It is believed the section is one of the oldest parts of the Roman-era wall
Hadrian's Wall marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire A early section of Hadrian's Wall which lay undiscovered close to a busy road has been found on the outskirts of Newcastle by workmen.
The ten-foot segment of the Roman feat of engineering was stumbled upon by staff at Northumbria Water while they carried out mains work.
It is believed the newly-discovered section of the wall is from one of the earliest phases of the historical landmark as it was constructed using such large blocks of stone.
Northumbrian Water workers discovered an ancient section of Hadrian's Wall buried under the road just east of the Two Ball Lonnen roundabout
Northumbria Water are spending £5 million to upgrade the network to improve tap water quality for half a million customers
Northumbria Water announced the discovery on their Twitter account, describing it as a (Really) old news alert
Later phases of the coast to coast wall, which stretched 84 miles from Wallsend in Newcastle to Bowness on Solway in Cumbria, used much smaller pieces of timber.
During the routine mains works, staff were shocked to discover remnants of the ancient structure in the West Road area of the city, just east of the Two Ball Lonnen roundabout.
Northumbrian Water say they were carrying out part of a £5m project in order to improve tap water quality to around half a million customers across Tyneside when the discovery was made.
Graeme Ridley, Project Manager from Northumbrian Water, said: 'It is amazing that we have been able to make this brilliant discovery, and we are glad to be working with Archaeological Research Services to make sure that it is properly protected going forwards.Share
'This is an incredibly special part of North East heritage and we are honoured to be a part of it.
'We are still have completed work in the area and this vital work is being carried out in order to futureproof our water supplies and ensure that our customers continue to receive excellent and high-quality tap water.'
Philippa Hunter from Archaeological Research Services Ltd said: 'Despite the route of Hadrian's Wall being fairly well documented in this area of the city, it is always exciting when we encounter the wall's remains and have the opportunity to learn more about this internationally significant site.
'This is particularly true in this instance where we believe that we uncovered part of the wall's earliest phase. It is always a pleasure working closely with Northumbrian Water who take the preservation of archaeological remains such as these very seriously.'
The wall was begun in AD 122 in the reign of the emperor Hadrian and ran from the banks of the River Tyne near the North Sea to the Solway Firth on the Irish Sea. It was the northern limit of the Roman Empire.
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Join in the call to asset-based ministry—building relationships in communities that cultivate and utilize existing gifts and capacities of all to help meet a community's challenges. We will explore the principles and practices of Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD), grounded in our theological understanding that all we need is already provided.
Our focus will be on learning anew to listen deeply—when we go into the world to love like Jesus, crossing boundaries, and listening to (and for) our neighbors' hopes and dreams; and then asking questions that help lead people to connect to the abundant resources already present; gifts sometimes hiding in plain sight.
Guest practitioner, DeAmon "Roving Listener" Harges, along with Episcopal and community partners from Crawfordville, Sparta, Macon, and Columbus GA will guide us throughout the day in the practical application of ABCD. Participants will have opportunities to practice listening and asking new questions, and listen for how God may be calling you to "turn it around" and take a new approach to community engagement.
Parish outreach and community ministry leadership and volunteers are encouraged to attend as well as representatives from key community groups with whom you partner. All are welcome.
This event is sponsored by diocesan ministries including: Appleton Episcopal Ministries, Chattahoochee Valley Episcopal Ministry, Episcopal Releif and Development, and Jubilee Ministries. 6 CEU credits available.
The cost to attend includes take-home materials, continental breakfast, and lunch.


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You are your best ally when it comes to building and maintaining strong, healthy bones. What you eat plays an important role in determining your bone health. Specifically, consuming adequate amounts of calcium (1000 mg/day for adults ages 19-50) and vitamin D (600 IU/day for adults ages 19-50) is essential for strong bones. Magnesium and vitamin K are also important for bone health.
If you live in northern areas of the US where you don't get much exposure to natural sunlight in the winter months, at least 600 IU per day of vitamin D is a good place to start.
Yogurt. Plain low fat and fat free yogurt are excellent sources of calcium. Some brands contain about 40% of daily calcium needs based on an 8 oz. serving. Plus yogurt is a tasty and versatile food. Have it for breakfast topped with 2 tbsp granola, as a snack on its own, or create a terrific healthy dessert using fruit salad and a honey-yogurt sauce.
Milk. No surprise here, milk is another excellent source of calcium. An 8 oz. glass of skim milk contains about 1/3 of daily calcium needs. Also, most brands of milk are fortified with vitamin D, another nutrient essential for bone health. (See more on vitamin D below). If you're not a dairy fan or are unable to tolerate lactose, look for a fortified soymilk. Don't like plain milk? Try a delicious breakfast smoothie or look for a juice that is fortified with calcium (there are lots of OJ brands that now have added calcium).
Cheddar cheese. Just 1.5 oz. of low fat cheddar cheese will meet about 30% of daily recommendation for calcium. Add a slice of low fat cheddar to sandwiches, salads, or have as a snack with crackers.
Tofu. A great non-dairy source of calcium is tofu. Just 1/2 cup of firm tofu fortified with calcium has about 20% of the daily recommendation for calcium. Tofu is also a good source of protein and a wonderful addition to any stir-fry.
Vitamin D also plays a critical role in building and protecting your bones. Your body requires vitamin D to absorb calcium. Studies show that people with low levels of vitamin D have lower bone density or bone mass. They are also more likely to break bones when they are older. Vitamin D is naturally present in very few foods. However, increasingly foods are being fortified with this very important nutrient.
Salmon. Salmon is one of the best natural sources of vitamin D. Just 3.5 oz. of cooked salmon supplies about 90% of your daily vitamin D needs. In addition to its vitamin D, salmon is a great source of protein and heart-healthy omega-3 fats. Try to have at least one salmon dish every week.
Canned tuna. If weekly fresh fish is out of your budget, an economical source of vitamin D is canned tuna. 3oz. of canned tuna contains approximately 50% of your daily vitamin D requirement. Much has been written about mercury levels in some fish and shellfish, like tuna. However most experts agree that the benefits of moderate fish consumption (up to 12 oz. of low mercury fish per week) far outweigh the risks. Canned "light" tuna is lower in mercury than "white" albacore, so when choosing between the two, stick with the light variety.
Fortified cereals and margarines. Some margarines and ready-to-eat cereals are fortified with vitamin D. Check the labels and look for products that have at least 10% of the daily value of this important nutrient.
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Soybeans. Soybeans are another excellent source of magnesium. About 1/2 cup cooked will meet approximately 20% of your daily magnesium needs. Plain steamed soybeans make a great snack. Or you can incorporate them in to salads and stir-frys.
Leafy greens. Recent studies indicate that vitamin K may help prevent bone resorption and adequate dietary intake is likely necessary to prevent bone loss. Vitamin K needs can be met by consuming a diet rich in leafy greens. Some of the best vitamin K sources are kale, spinach, Swiss chard, and broccoli.
Aside from meeting your nutritional requirements, a critical component of staying strong is strength training. Strength training at least twice a week helps keep bones strong and also slow muscle loss as you age. The American Heart Association and the American College of Sports Medicine recommend 8 to 10 strength training exercises, 2x per week, that incorporate all six of the major muscle groups – chest, shoulders, arms, back, abdomen and legs. So eat up and pump up!


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I want a definitive list of hit songs that were covers or written by other artists. More specifics inside.
I recently read this article on the A.V. Club about songwriters who wrote hits for other artists. In the comments section people are adding more that I didn't know about -- for example, Dan Wilson of Semisonic cowrote "Someone Like You," and Barry Gibb wrote "Islands in the Stream."
I've found a few "Top 10"-type lists with examples like "Blinded by the Light" (Springsteen), and "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Prince) -- but those are kind of old news to me. I want more examples, and more obscure ones!
This is the type of thing I'd usually count on Wikipedia to provide, but there isn't a list page I can find for what I'm asking. Is there a truly comprehensive list out there somewhere?
posted by overeducated_alligator to Media & Arts (47 answers total) 16 users marked this as a favorite
Yes, there is.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 8:57 AM on December 12, 2013
Clarification questions: how far back? Genera limitations? Because... well it's been going on for a hell of a long time, I suspect a truly comprehensive list would be massive, so kindly ask for some limiting factors
posted by edgeways at 8:58 AM on December 12, 2013
Response by poster: Just to clarify -- I'm not looking for a list of all covers that ever were. Rather, I'm curious about songs that were big hits, but which happened to have been written by other artists who had recording careers of their own.
So, pop songs by someone like Max Martin or Dianne Warren don't count, because they're pretty much strictly behind-the-scenes songwriters; but a hit song by Linda Perry ("Get the Party Started") counts, because she's famous for her own band as well as the songs she writes for others.
posted by overeducated_alligator at 9:06 AM on December 12, 2013
Blowing in the Wind, sung by Peter, Paul and Mary, written by Bob Dylan.
Same for Leaving on a Jet Plane, written by John Denver.
posted by Melismata at 9:09 AM on December 12, 2013
You're looking for "songs you didn't know were covers." I always find these super interesting, and I don't think I've ever seen a huge, all-encompassing database, but it's a pretty common listicle topic so there's a lot out there to sift through if you're interested.
You didn't ask, but my favorites are Respect (Aretha Franklin/Otis Redding) and Crazy (Patsy Cline/Willie Nelson). They both just seem to be so iconic to the women who sing them, but nope.
posted by phunniemee at 9:11 AM on December 12, 2013
Yeah two Janis Joplin songs are like that: Piece of My Heart (Erma Franklin) and Me and Bobby McGee (I think the first major recording was not Janis or Kristofferson but Roger Miller)
posted by pete_22 at 9:14 AM on December 12, 2013
Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone" was written by R. Kelly.
posted by FAMOUS MONSTER at 9:15 AM on December 12, 2013 [2 favorites]
But to clarify further, it sounds like what you're really looking for is someone who's already a successful performer, they write a song that's a hit for someone else, but they either don't record it themselves or their own recording isn't a hit?
So in other words, not just someone who was successful first as a songwriter and then as a performer (i.e. Carole King) and not a big star covering a less well-known artist's song (like Bruce Springsteen with Tom Waits' Jersey Girl) but something where the writer is actually equally or more famous than the performer associated with the song?
Garth Brooks' hit "Shameless" was written by Billy Joel.
posted by HeyAllie at 9:19 AM on December 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
Coincidentally I was humming "Blinded by the Light" this morning (which as you note was written by Bruce Springsteen). Relately, Springsteen also wrote, "Fire," which the Pointer Sisters made into a hit (and which I understand Springsteen originally wanted Elvis Presley to record).
Jimi Hendrix made a hit out of Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower."
Todd Rundgren wrote "Love Is the Answer," which was a hit for England Dan and John Ford Coley, as well as "Can We Still Be Friends," which Robert Palmer had something of a hit with as well.
posted by aught at 9:20 AM on December 12, 2013
Oh, also, Talking Heads had a hit version of Al Green's "Take Me to the River."
These were written by Bruce Springsteen and became hits by other artists:
Fire - The Pointer Sisters
Because the Night - Patti Smith (co-writer), 10,000 Maniacs
Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Spirits in the Night - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Mansion on the Hill - Emmylou Harris
The Price You Pay - Emmylou Harris
Racing in the Streets - Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin
The Ghost of Tom Joad - Rage Against the Machine
posted by dawkins_7 at 9:24 AM on December 12, 2013 [3 favorites]
Tainted Love by Soft Cell was written by Ed Cobb for Gloria Jones.
Always Something There to Remind Me by Naked Eyes was written by Burt Bacharach and Bert David and originally performed by Dionne Warwick.
posted by Ruthless Bunny at 9:25 AM on December 12, 2013
Neil Diamond wrote several songs covered by The Monkees, including I'm A Believer. UB40's cover of Red Red Wine was also more successful than Neil Diamond's original.
posted by payoto at 9:30 AM on December 12, 2013 [2 favorites]
Lake of Fire and Oh Me are written and originally performed by the Meat Puppets, but often attributed to the Nirvana cover/collaboration.
posted by melissasaurus at 9:30 AM on December 12, 2013
Ooh, I love these types of songs! Off the top of my head:
I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston was written by Dolly Parton
Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis was written by Ryan Tedder (One Republic) and Jesse McCartney
I'll be back with more.
posted by yawper at 9:39 AM on December 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
Crazy Little Thing Called Love was a huge hit for Bonnie Raitt & was written by John Hiatt.
Hendrix's version of All Along the Watchtower was much more successful than the Bob Dylan original.
posted by Devils Rancher at 9:45 AM on December 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
Rod Stewart had way more mainstream success with "Downtown Train" than Tom Waits, who wrote and originally recorded it, has ever had. Sadly.
posted by Ufez Jones at 9:55 AM on December 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
Kris Kristofferson wrote Me and Bobby McGee, which, though originally recorded by Roger Miller, was made hugely famous by Janis Joplin.
Kristofferson has written many hits by other artists.
posted by Thorzdad at 10:01 AM on December 12, 2013
Crazy by Patsy Cline was written by Willie Nelson
posted by Devils Rancher at 10:11 AM on December 12, 2013
Three Dog Night "One" Written by Harry Nilssn.
Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin' Written by Fred Neil
Madonna - Don't Tell Me Written by Joe Henry (as 'stop' much better)
posted by edgeways at 10:18 AM on December 12, 2013
The Rolling Stones second UK single (1963) was written by Lennon-McCartney: I Wanna Be Your Man
posted by Mister Bijou at 10:22 AM on December 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
Everyone knows this, but just in case, "I Will Always Love You" was originally a Dolly Parton song.
"Natural Woman" was written and performed by Carole King. Aretha Franklin's version is way better known. I actually prefer the original...
posted by PuppetMcSockerson at 10:29 AM on December 12, 2013
Pedantically, "covers" are songs re-done by someone else, not original recordings written by someone other than the recording musicians.
posted by humboldt32 at 10:29 AM on December 12, 2013 [5 favorites]
Dance With My Father by Luther Vandross and This I Promise You by N Sync were both written by Richard Marx.
Irreplaceable by Beyonce and Unfaithful by Rihanna were written by Ne-yo.
Halo by Beyonce and Already Gone by Kelly Clarkson were written by Ryan Tedder.
posted by yawper at 10:30 AM on December 12, 2013
And on his last (great!) album by Solomon Burke (produced by Joe Henry), which won the Grammy has a bunch of good covers: Don't Give Up on Me.
Waits, has, of course been covered many many times:
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Johnny Cash did an incredibly cover of "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails
Also, clearly I'm confused. Do you want COVERS (which are old songs rerecorded and released by another artist), or do you want songs that were written by someone other than the artist? They are different things. And if you are looking for songs written by someone other than the artist, are you looking for the original writer to be an establish singer/performer? I mean, geeze, most songs out these days are probably not written by the people that are singing them.
Oh yeah, Neko Case's cover of Harry Nilsson's Don't Forget Me is just stunning.
Florence + the Machine's cover of You Got the Love is far better known than Candi Staton's original.
posted by Urtylug at 10:41 AM on December 12, 2013
Rod Stewart's "I Don't Want To Talk About It" was a cover of a tune off the first Crazy Horse album. Relatedly, Neil Young's "Lotta Love" was a hit for Nicollette Larson.
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 10:53 AM on December 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
Twist and Shout was made famous by The Beatles and The Isley Brothers, and covered by everyone from Salt-n-Pepa to Bon Jovi. The song was originally released as "Shake It Up Baby" by The Top Notes. The original was a flop.
Hound Dog was made famous by Elvis Presley. The song was originally released by Big Mama Thorton, and did mildly well as Blues song in the 1950s, but was largely unknown to most people until Elvis re-recorded it.
posted by Flood at 11:00 AM on December 12, 2013
John Hiatt also wrote "Angel Eyes," which was a hit for The Jeff Healy Band in the late eighties. Hiatt didn't release a recording of it until his Live At Budokan album, which was in 94 or so. The Healy version is best known.
posted by PussKillian at 11:25 AM on December 12, 2013
Rick Springfield covered Sammy Hagar's "I've Done Everything for You", and had a bigger hit with it.
posted by MexicanYenta at 12:55 PM on December 12, 2013
Bleeding Love was written by Jesse McCartney and Ryan Tedder for his own album but the label didn't believe in it at all so they sold the song to Leona Lewis which obviously became a big hit.
posted by thischarmingirl at 1:07 PM on December 12, 2013
Devils Rancher: "Crazy Little Thing Called Love was a huge hit for Bonnie Raitt & was written by John Hiatt."
Passionate Kisses - written and originally recorded by Lucinda Williams; later a huge hit for Mary Chapin Carpenter
posted by SuperSquirrel at 1:28 PM on December 12, 2013 [1 favorite]
"Mama Told Me Not To Come", written by Randy Newman (for Eric Burdon) but a hit for Three Dog Night.
posted by nicwolff at 4:38 PM on December 12, 2013
Cathy Dennis (who was a singer in her own right, not sure how well known she is outside Britain) wrote "Toxic" (Britney), "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Kylie) and co-wrote "I Kissed A Girl" (Katy Perry).
posted by billiebee at 5:06 PM on December 12, 2013
Van Morrison wrote and recorded "Have I Told You Lately", which was covered by Rod Stewart.
posted by HeyAllie at 5:44 PM on December 12, 2013
Oh come on, if this is just merely a list of someone singing something written by someone other than the singer, then the list would be not quite be longer than infinity, but (almost) as long as a list of all of the songs ever sung.
(which actually, would make an interesting thread/list in itself, and also maybe win an award for one of the longer lists of all time).
I am interpreting this question as songs written by a songwriter specifically for one special performer in mind, and kind of dedicated to them, loosely speaking. It's an interesting question.
posted by ovvl at 6:01 PM on December 12, 2013
Emotion by Samantha Sang was written by the brothers Gibb.
Ginger Rodgers said that George Gershwin wrote Embraceable You for her, but I'm not sure about that.
More Nilsson: Without You was written by a couple members of Badfinger.
More Gibb's: I was surprised to discover How Can You Mend a Broken Heart was written by the Bee Gees. The Al Green version just rules.
(I interpret the question to be covers that completely supersede the originals, even if written and performed by highly accomplished artists in their own right.)
posted by Bron at 6:58 PM on December 12, 2013
"Red Rubber Ball" was written by Paul Simon and became a hit as sung by Cyrkle.
posted by melesana at 8:54 PM on December 12, 2013
Iron & Wine wrote "Waitin For Superman", for The Flaming Lips, which he then did a cover of.
posted by hellojed at 12:19 AM on December 13, 2013
Dave Grohl just wrote a song for Joan Jett called "Any Weather."
Here is a list of songs Prince wrote for other artists.
Billy Corgan wrote much of Hole's "Celebrity Skin." You can hear Billy's signature all over this song.
posted by XhaustedProphet at 12:50 AM on December 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
Lennon-McCartney gave a number of hits to other people: 'World Without Love' to Peter & Gordon, 'Goodbye' to Mary Hopkin, 'Step Inside Love' to Cilla Black, 'I Wanna Be Your Man' to the Rolling Stones.
posted by andraste at 4:17 AM on December 13, 2013
This is common enough that it wouldn't fill up a list so much as an encyclopedia. Off the top of my head, Sia Furler is a performer who is now a very prominent songwriter. Christina Aguilera, Avril Lavigne, and Katy Perry have all co-written Kelly Clarkson songs. Drake has written for Alicia Keys, and I think some of the new Beyonce that dropped last night? There's also the world of hip-hop ghostwriting which is an insane web you probably don't want to step into. It's endless.
posted by Smallpox at 7:11 AM on December 13, 2013
You Really Got Me by Van Halen is considered by many to be better than the original Kinks version.
posted by bonofasitch at 12:05 PM on December 13, 2013
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Earlier this year, I had an idea for a fantastic novel. It was going to feature a post-apocalyptic society with polygamous marriages, a planet plunged into eternal night, monks . . . and unicorns.
However, the idea occurred to me while I was knee-deep in agent revisions for my novel, so I didn't have time to even jot down a rough outline. Instead, as I revised, I began to sock away every cool idea I could into this nascent plot. Star-crossed romances. Twins torn apart. Encroaching daylight. Panic. I told several friends about this book. They seemed excited, and I couldn't blame them. UNTITLED DYSTOPIAN UNICORN NOVEL was exciting stuff.
Weeks passed. I sent my revisions off to my agent, took a week off to get some reading done, sat down to write--and wrote something else.
This has happened to me several times now. Shiny new ideas will come calling while I'm engaged with the blood, sweat, and tears of the revision process. These half-formed books are often much cooler than the novels I end up writing. In fact, they're fairly bloated with cool ideas. What they tend to lack are appreciable plots, or recognizable characters. They're like empty shelves on which I place everything interesting thing I read about on wikipedia, or see on TV. Like Kowloon Walled City. Or Paro Therapeutic Robot Seals.
I've become resigned to never writing most of these books. These days, I consider them more placeholders for real projects than projects in and of themselves. When we're deep into a draft, or revising, it's normal that ideas occur to us. After all, the world is a fascinating place, full of awesome raw material that any self-respecting writing would love to stick in a book. But cool ideas aren't really the stuff of novels. They're more like the spice that makes a strong book even tastier. And a really strong book can only hold so much awesome and still have room for a plot, anyway.
Of course, perhaps some day I'll return to these ideas--remix them, reuse them, marry them to an interesting protagonist and see what kind of trouble they make together. Maybe one day UNTITLED DYSTOPIAN UNICORN NOVEL will even see the light of day. But for now, I'm fine with letting them sit on the back shelf of my mind. How about you? Do you have a pile of placeholder novels you would love to write, but haven't?
I do the same thing, which is why my "Idea" file is ridiculously long. They're all cool concepts (magic systems, characters, etc) without plots or real conflict. Maybe someday they'll get written.
Ha! I love it. I have a lot of ideas that swirl around. I was in the middle of revising a different novel when my current WIP came to me. It wouldn't let me go, so I put the other one on the shelf.
Omgosh, that unicorn image is the EXACT SAME ONE that was on my very first diary, when I was in fourth grade. It had a lock and key and everything. And I still have it, obviously.
You are so right: "Cool ideas aren't really the stuff of novels." I've figured that out myself ... the hard way ... by trying to write a few. They inevitably fall apart. I'm lucky if I figure it out before I invest too much time.
But I really like your a post-apocalyptic society with polygamous marriages, a planet plunged into eternal night, monks with unicorns idea. I think it's awesome.
That sounds like a great idea for a novel, even if it is a placeholder. I know one writer friend who would love "UNTITLED DYSTOPIAN UNICORN NOVEL"
I do have a placeholder project, which I posted on my blog. It started off as this YA love triangle story between a shy, awkward boy, the girl of his dreams, and her cute, quirky BFF. Then tragedy strikes and it shifts to...something. I know what I want to do with it, but I just can't figure it out yet, so I went back to my original project. I'm fairly confident I can finish this one.
That does sound like a pretty neat idea for a story - though maybe not all in the same book. I have the same problem with trying to pack my current YA series (first book is thankfully done) with all the cool ideas that come to me. In my case it's faerie lore I've been dying to put my own spin on, a varied assortment of things to do with childhood, and every neglected original fantasy character that might fit. I'm realizing that though I want to pack all these things into one series, they just won't fit with the current plot and characters. While some might eventually get their own books, others will unfortunately have to remain just really cool ideas.


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Michael Wilton of Queensryche
December 2, 2013 by Roger Scales
Filed under Interviews, Rock
It's been a year of change for Queensryche. From the exit of vocalist Geoff Tate and the addition of Todd LaTorre to their latest self-titled release reaching No. 23 on the Billboard 200, Queensryche has reinvented themselves.
We recently caught up with guitarist Michael Wilton to talk about the whirlwind of a year it has been and what the future holds for the rockers.
Your S/T record was released in June and the response from the fans in the US especially has been overwhelming. You charted #23 on Billboard and most critics have been extremely favorable in reviewing the record. I believe the public has more than accepted vocalist Todd LaTorre into the band and the crowds are feeding off this positive energy that was enveloped and surround Queensryche at this time. Do you agree?
Yes. It's evident with the release of our album the reviews have been totally positive. It's encouraging to read what the magazines and online sites are saying but what's great is what we have heard from the fans. That's the ultimate approval that we look for. We also appreciate what our peers are saying as well. Other bands seem to have really accepted our direction with the addition of Todd as well. Read more
Tags: Interview, Michael Wilton, Queensryche
CD Review: Queensrÿche / Queensrÿche
June 24, 2013 by Roger Scales
In order to avoid confusion based on information I have already written about very recently and for the sake of this review I need to make the obvious distinction that this is "Toddryche," rock fans. The much anticipated new album featuring vocalist Todd La Torre does in many ways give back what many older Queensryche fans have been wanting for years, a return to the core of what made this band so great to begin with: metal guitars and high harmonies. It's a simple formula but one that has been sorely lacking from the last few Queensryche records like American Soldier and Dedicated to Chaos. I don't think that original Ryche members Scott Rockenfield, Eddie Jackson and Michael Wilton along with guitarist Parker Lundgren could have picked a better frontman to take Queensryche in this direction moving forward. Read more
Tags: cf, Queensryche, Review, Todd La Torre
Concert Review: Queensryche at the Wilbur Theater in Boston, MA
Filed under Concert Reviews, Daily Music News
The Wilbur Theater
My curiosity was piqued weeks ago when this date was announced because for the most part Boston hardly ever showcases any classic hard rock acts..unless it's a big name and it's at TD Garden. This was going to be a unique opportunity to be able to witness Queensryche on a small stage celebrating 25 years of the landmark Operation: Mindcrime album. I just wondered which Queensryche lineup this was going to be? Read more
Tags: Geoff Tate, Queensryche
Geoff Tate of Queensryche
June 7, 2013 by Roger Scales
Queensryche have paved quite a musical legacy throughout their three decade career. Unfortunately, the past year has been focused on the breakups and shakeups within the band, rather than the music. The strife between Geoff Tate and his former bandmates has resulted in two versions of Queensryche, at least until the courts decide.
Drama aside, Geoff Tate and Queensryche recently released their latest disc Frequency Unknown and are now out on the road in support of it. The tour hits New England this weekend with a trio of dates starting tonight, June 7, at Lupo's in Providence, RI, followed by the Webster Theater Hartford CT on Saturday, June 8 and the Wilbur Theater in Boston on June 9.
TWRY had a chance to chat with Geoff Tate about the new disc, the pending lawsuit and his love for wine.
Interviewed by: Roger Scales Read more
Tags: Geoff Tate, Interview, Queensryche
CD Review: Queensryche / Frequency Unknown
May 16, 2013 by Roger Scales
Frequency Unknown
I want to address the ongoing debate/issue concerning the fact that there are two versions of the same band that exist currently in the world of Queensryche. This is not unchartered waters nor will it be something that goes away anytime soon. Unfortunately for the fans, Rock n' Roll is a business and in the old days when Joe Perry and Brad Whitford left Aerosmith (for example) there became The Joe Perry Project. No problem. New name, new identity, no harm done. Today with the branding being so identifiable within the rock community there are now legal battles to see who rightfully owns and gets to use the name – both for recording purposes and touring. RATT, L.A. Guns, Great White, Grand Funk Railroad, Black Sabbath – the list goes on of popular bands that shift band members and fight over ownership of the logo and identity. I have always looked at it as more music, more shows, more reasons to get excited about hearing a new or slightly different take on a band or sound that I found pleasing. Have I liked all of the different versions of the bands? NO. Corabi replaces Vince Neil and they put an album called Motley Crue..did I like It? Yes. Did it bomb? Yes. Who cares? Whether Geoff Tate's version of Queensryche ultimately gets ownership of the name or the camp featuring Todd LaTorre wins out..I win as the fan because I can enjoy both for what they each offer. Read more
Tags: Frequency Unknown, Geoff Tate, Queensryche, Review
Concert Gallery: Queensryche at Rocklahoma
June 5, 2012 by TWRY Staff
Filed under Latest Photo Galleries
Rocklahoma – Pryor, OK
Photos by: Ilya Mirman & Jeff Palmucci
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Tags: concert, live, photos, Queensryche, Rocklahoma
Concert Review: Queensryche at the House of Blues in Boston, MA
November 15, 2011 by Roger Scales
Filed under 80s Guy For The Modern Eye, Concert Reviews, Daily Music News
It's hard to believe Queensryche has been recording and touring for 30 years, seems just like just yesterday I was seeing them open for KISS at the Worcester Centrum in November 1984. Having seen Queensryche in Hit Paradrer and Circus Magazine I had never even heard one song or watched one video but I recall being amazed at the range of lead singer Geoff Tate. The energy of the band also impressed me and I went out the next day and bought The Warning on cassette and have been a fan ever since. Well 30 years later Geoff doesn't have quite the range he did back then but makes up for it in his stage presence, charisma and basically being the ringleader on stage for Queensryche in 2011.
What Boston fans were hoping for was a trip down memory lane and a set loaded with "vintage Ryche" and they did get that..sort of. Trying to touch all the bases in their history the band tried to please everyone by offering at least one selection from each of their 12 studio albums. For me personally I wanted the bulk of the set to consist of heavy doses of Rage For Order, Operation: Mindcrime and Empire..arguably their three most popular releases. I got that but the set had no flow to it because it jumped around too much and hearing individual Mindcrime cuts (for example) out of order does not do the album any justice. This is not a "hit single" sort of act.."Silent Lucidity" notwithstanding. Maybe that's my problem with a "greatest hits" type set list. My list is so drastically different from what was performed at the House of Blues I left feeling underwhelmed.
I bought Dedicated to Chaos, this year's new album out of loyalty to the Ryche tradition. Although not a bad album I never had a moment where I truly rocked out or got excited over any one track. So having the set open with "Get Started" from that album didn't surprise me at all it also didn't get me all fired up either. In fact much of the first half of the set consisted mainly of tracks from my least favorite Ryche albums. Not until 9 songs into the night did my attention get grabbed when they performed "Real World" from the Last Action Hero movie soundtrack from 1993. Performed brilliantly it was probably Geoff's best vocal of the night. Geoff has a gift of making the fans feel like one big happy family by frequently acknowledging the crowd and interacting between tracks so that the songs may have a little background or short story to them prior to being performed.
The second half of the set was more vintage Ryche and included such classics as "NM 156", "The Lady Wore Black", "Take Hold of The Flame", 'Walk in the Shadows" and "Eyes of a Stranger". All some of my favorites and all had an old school metal feel to them something the newer material sorely lacks. I would like to say that guitarist Parker Lundgren has come a long way in 2 years and seems to be filling in for Chris Degramo better than I thought he would, given his inexperience and young age. Yet in making that statement NO ONE can really replace Chris in terms of what he brought to the bands song writing, guitar work overall appeal. The band has never been the same since his departure although one could argue that they have survived in spite of this not because of it.
I'm a huge Queensryche fan and always will be. I think the best thing for the band to do is play entire albums in their entity and let the fans decide which ones and see what happens. I read that played Rage for Order in its entirety in NY a few nights after Boston. This is what the band should strive for in terms of road survival. Besides Degarmo returning to the lineup seeing Queensryche is like watching a regular season Bruins game. Yeah it's hockey and it's great but there is nothing like the playoffs. Bringing back Degarmo, playing Rage from beginning to end along with a few other vintage Ryche tracks would be like watching the Bruins win another Stanley Cup. I'll drink to that..
1. Get Started
2. Damaged
3. I Don't Believe In Love
4. Hit the Black
5. I'm American
6. My Empty Room
7. A Dead Man's Words
8. Desert Dance
9. Real World
10. NM 156
11. Screaming In Digital
12. The Lady Wore Black
13. Walk In The Shadows
14. The Right Side Of My Mind
15. Around the World
16. Silent Lucidity
17. Take Hold Of The Flame
18. Eyes Of A StrangerPlay Video
Tags: Boston, House of Blues, live review, MA, Queensryche
Queensryche Check In From The Studio
February 24, 2011 by TWRY Staff
Filed under 80s Guy For The Modern Eye, Daily Music News
Queensryche recently entered the studio to lay down what will be the band's first studio recording since their American Soldier project in March of 2009. Due out on Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Records later this spring, the working title of the forthcoming effort is once again "Bob."
"Our very first demo was recorded on a cassette tape by a guy named Bob," explains front man Geoff Tate. "We've kept that tradition ever since and, to this day, put all of our demos in the original case labeled 'Bob' until we actually have an album title."
Very superstitious, indeed. The project has been a true meeting of the creative minds since it began earlier this year. And if you think you know "Bob," think again…
The tentative moniker certainly wasn't meant to be a palindrome like Black Sabbath's Live Evil… that's just they way it turned out.
"We'll certainly have the name of the album soon," states Tate. "In the mean time, we hope you're getting ready to welcome 'Bob' into your own, individual rock universe."
*In studio photo used courtesty of Andy Batt
Tags: Album, Bob, new, Queensryche, recording, report, Studio
Queensryche Concert Photos – Boston, MA
Filed under Daily Music News, Latest Photo Galleries, New England Music
House of Blues – Boston, MA
Tags: Boston, Concert Photos, House of Blues, live photos, Queensryche
June 10, 2009 by Mary Ouellette
Queensryche, the quintessential kings of concept albums, return with their latest work of art – American Soldier. The album takes you on a rollercoaster ride of the up close and personal and sometimes gut-wrenching perspectives of our American heroes, the veterans of war.
From the opening track "Sliver," which starts out where a lot of soldiers do, boot camp, to "At 30,000 Ft," a song fittingly about a pilot's experience from the air, the album resonates throughout and takes the listener through a broad range of emotions from sadness to pride to overwhelming gratitude. On one of the more touching tracks, "Home Again," Tate shares lead vocal duties with his ten year old daughter on a song inspired by a soldier's letters to those back home while he was at war.
The album is dedicated to the soldiers from start to finish including some special guest appearances from a few of them.
Queensryche frontman Geoff Tate took some time to talk to us about the personal nature of the album, what he hopes people will take for it and how it has affected him personally.
Interviewed by: Mary Ouellette | 2009
Tags: American Soldiier, Eddie Jackson, Geoff Tate, Interview, Michael Wilton, Queensryche, Scott Rockenfield


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I saw this article on the web yesterday or the day before, I can't remember which. If you don't feel like reading it, here's the long and the short of it: a variety of school districts in America have been taking advantage of a Pentagon program to stock up on surplus military equipment, though not all are happy. The Los Angeles Unified School District, for example, decided to return 3 grenade launchers; they are keeping the 60 M16 assault rifles and the armored personnel carrier. Turns out that school districts in a variety of places across the country have outfitted their police forces with spare weaponry from the US government.
First off, let me say that I didn't even know school districts had their own police forces. Maybe this is a product of where and when I went to school. Compared to where the Catbird is going, my school district was huge, with 8 or 9 elementary schools and 3 high schools. That is tiny, though, when compared to New York City or Los Angeles. Those school districts are like a city unto themselves, and I suppose they need their own security people–but police armed with assault weapons and grenade launchers? It just feels all wrong to me.
We're living in an ever-increasingly-armed world. Do we need to be outfitting school cops with automatic weapons and grenade launchers?Officials at these schools say they're doing it to deal with "the worst case scenario." Said one official, the weapons are "something we need given the current situation we face in our nation." What situation? Yes, we have situations where kids will sometimes go on rampages in schools. They are terrible, terrible things, but they're not a recent invention, though they are getting worse in scale. But is the solution really to dump more weapons into the system?
And here's the other thing: we already have law enforcement. We have county and city and state police. We have paramilitary SWAT teams who are trained for this sort of thing. Obviously, school police forces would be trained, but I have to say I think I a SWAT team a bit more, know what I mean? And unless they're posting armed rapid response teams in every school–a move I vehemently oppose; schools are already too much like prisons–there's still going to be lag time between the time an incident begins and the time the forces get into place. Leave it to the pros. Keep the guns and tanks away from the schools.
Regarding the image: If you're a fan of Malcolm in the Middle you'll recognize Stevie Kenarban, Malcolm's very smart friend. The character had severe asthma, which resulted…in him speaking…in…a very halting…way. When I read stories like the one quoted today, I sometimes hear Stevie in my head: "What…the fuck?" It seems appropriate in this case.
And we wonder where the money for TEACHING is going? Hmmm…
Sheena-kay Graham says:
Stacey makes an excellent point. All this is going to do is give the next Columbine crazies an idea of where to sneak off to get better weapons than their parent's handgun. Leave it to the pros indeed.
I'm not an NRA advocate or right-winger, but it seems that the new "normal" is people who feel disenfranchised heavily arming themselves and going to places they know to be unprotected and killing as many as they can. Beyond that, they're trying to emotionally hurt as many as possible since they're hurting. This means schools and children. If the schools are heavily armed, they'll be less of a target. Though it seems tear gas and guns should do it, not grenade launchers and tanks… The only other alternative is to disarm the country, like the UK, and Americans will never go for that.
yikes!! I've never head of anything like this! And I'm a teacher – albeit in small city Canada, but still. that's nuts!!
-Stacy–I don't think they're paying a whole lot for these weapons, if anything at all. However, any money at all spent on this stuff would be better spent on teachers or, you know, actual CLASSROOM MATERIALS.
-Sheena-kay–Securing these weapons so no one can steal them is quite an issue, isn't it?
-Lexa–I really don't know that arming the schools is a deterrent. I think people who do this sort of thing expect to die doing it; the response time for a team to get weapons and in place still allows someone intent on mayhem plenty of time to kill a bunch of people. Finally, I have a problem with armed guards/cops strolling around school campuses. Maybe it's just me, but I don't find that a comforting thing and I think it would make schools feel even more oppressive than many feel for their students now.
-Jemi, I hope Canada can steer clear of the madness we have in this country.


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Psalm 34:10-…But they who seek the LORD shall not be in want of any good thing.
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Matthew 7:11–So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
Romans 8:32–Since He did not spare even His own Son but gave Him up for us all, won't He also give us everything else?
Psalm 34:15– The eyes of the LORD watch over those who do right; His ears are open to their cries for help.
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For more information on the Overcomers Bible Fellowship, please contact Dr. Tonya Lewis, 323-733-8300 ext. 2242.
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Creativity Connects: Arts in Early Learning will bring together community leaders in five diverse cities to spark a dialogue about early learning through the arts. The project, funded through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, is being implemented in partnership between Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, a national leader in early childhood arts integration; and the Institute for Child Success (ICS) an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit research and policy organization.
We will be hosting a free symposium in five cities, focusing on a different topic relevant to early childhood education and the arts. Join us in Denver on October 18, 2018 at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
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Dr. Janice Gruendel is a senior fellow at the Institute for Child Success, where she focuses her work on influencing policy on service delivery for adult caregivers and young children. Dr. Gruendel is also a fellow at the Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy at Yale University, where she supports the development of the Mental health Outreach for MotherS (MOMS) Partnership, a New Haven and Yale-hosted initiative for mothers whose incomes are low and have young children. She is a co-author of the book Mommy, Who'll Take Care of Me?
Join us for a day of interactive panel discussions, hands-on arts experiences, and workshops exploring how integrating the arts into early childhood classrooms can create and enhance inclusive learning environments for all children. Full symposium details, including local speakers and artists, to follow.
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HomeArticles 'From Africa to Palestine': African, Palestinian Activists Pledge to Fight Israeli Apartheid (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
'From Africa to Palestine': African, Palestinian Activists Pledge to Fight Israeli Apartheid (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
March 16, 2022 Articles, Features, Images, Videos
Activists from across Africa gathered in Dakar to mobilize support for Palestine. (Photo: PAPSN, Supplied)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff
Civil society activists from 21 countries across Africa gathered in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, from March 10 to 12, to mobilize support for Palestine, the Pan-African Palestine Solidarity (PAPSN) Network said in a press release, a copy of which was sent to The Palestine Chronicle.
During the meeting, African activists have pledged to intensify the fight against Israel's apartheid practices against the Palestinian people, isolate Israel in the same way that apartheid South Africa was sanctioned, and work to have Israel's accreditation to the African Union revoked.
The three-day event was hosted by the Plateforme de Solidarieté Sénégal-Palestine (Senegalese Palestine Solidarity Platform) and the Senegalese branch of Amnesty International under the theme "From Africa to Palestine: United against Apartheid."
"This was the first time that Palestine solidarity activists held a gathering of this nature in Africa. The wide representation of groups from across the continent is unprecedented in terms of Palestine solidarity," PAPSN spokesperson and coordinator of the South African Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Coalition, Roshan Dadoo, said.
At the event, delegates discussed how to counteract Israeli strategies, which "undermined Africa's long-standing support of the Palestinian liberation struggle by supplying weapons, military hardware and surveillance technologies to repressive African governments".
Delegates also resolved to strengthen pan-African solidarity for Palestine "by mobilizing all sectors of African society to build an effective BDS campaign against Israel that is modeled after the social justice movement that isolated and helped defeat apartheid in South Africa. Africa must become an apartheid-free zone."
"The determination of PAPSN to strengthen pan-African solidarity with Palestine is the ray of hope we Palestinians need in our struggle against Israel's ever-intensifying apartheid regime," said Jamal Juma, a founding member of the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), adding that "the unbreakable bond of peoples that share a common struggle against colonialism and foreign occupation was palpable during the entire encounter" .
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For his part, Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela and member of the South African parliament, said that
"This bold initiative bodes well and sends a strong message to the people of occupied Palestine that you are not alone and that the people of Africa stand with you in your struggle just as you stood by us during our struggles for liberation across the continent."
Representing the Pan-African Women's Organization, Emma Nyerere underlined how "the influence of the ideas that were planted in Julius Nyerere's era that favor solidarity with the struggle for self-determination of the Palestinian people is strong."
"The solid support that Palestine enjoys among an influential bloc at the African Union, in addition to the popular support the Palestinian cause continues to receive throughout Africa, indicates that, despite the mistakes of the past, Palestine remains a central issue on the continent," Palestinian journalist and editor of The Palestine Chronicle Ramzy Baroud wrote in a recent article.
Palestinians "ought to mobilize the numerous civil society organizations throughout the continent in order to send a strong, collective message to Israel that it is not welcome in Africa," Baroud added.
(The Palestine Chronicle)
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Youth Ministry – The 50 Year Failed Experiment
February 14, 2013 By Fr. John Peck
by Regis Nicoll
A definition of insanity – doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Will we learn from mistakes?
"A 50-year failed experiment."
That's how Scott T. Brown, a once-prominent figure in the youth ministry movement, describes youth ministry.
Is Brown being too negative? Possibly — if our purpose is to corral young people and entertain them in "safe," Christian environments until they leave home. But if the goal is to grow the next generation of disciples and church leaders, then youth ministry is an experiment that has not only failed, but failed miserably.
Not only are young people de-churching in droves (anywhere between 60 and 85 percent after they turn 18), they are not re-churching after getting married and having children as in previous generations. What's more, those who remain churched tend to develop less orthodox views about the faith and moral behaviors.
For example, one study found that 70 percent of churched youth have serious doubts about
"what the Bible says about Jesus."
Another found that 80 percent of evangelical Christians, aged 18 to 29, have had premarital sex. Many of these are young adults who were nurtured in age-appropriate ministries from the time they were in Huggies.
Today, Sunday School classes are equipped with state-of the-art multimedia that would have had little more than hand puppets and a felt board a generation ago. At a megachurch I visited a few years back, entering a children's classroom was like stepping into a Disney World attraction. Classes were decorated around themes like "Pirates of the Caribbean," "Raiders of the Lost Ark," and the Starship Enterprise, with no expense spared.
Churches have built youth centers, hired youth ministers, developed youth programs, provided youth activities, sponsored youth camps, and offered worship services for youth by youth, all the while youth stream out of their doors in record numbers, leaving parents and church leaders to scratch their heads wondering why and what's to be done.
Something's missing
David Kinnaman of the Barna Group says that one of the top reasons young Christians leave church is the shallowness of faith they experience there. From a five-year study on the youth exodus, Kinnaman reports that 20 percent of young adults who were active in church during their teens said that God seemed missing from their church. Matt Chambers, a 30-something preacher's son, would agree.
Beginning around the age of eleven, Matt writes,
"I would read about Jesus, and how he treated people, then I'd look at Christians, and the two just didn't match up."
Matt goes on to say,
Sometimes we'd go by the church to surprise my dad in the middle of a work day, and there'd be someone in his office yelling at him for changing the carpet, or not using the choir robes. We would receive threatening anonymous letters at our house . . . certain church members would interrupt the service to call meetings. They wanted to edit sermon content. They hated the music. They controlled the finances. They cursed. They slandered. They schemed.
Not wanting to
"end up looking like those people," Matt said "[he] washed [his] hands of the church."
And who can blame him? When people in church are not noticeably different from those outside of church, is it any wonder young adults sense that something, or Someone, is missing from church?
Don't ask, don't tell
Then there's Rigoberto Perez, a 30-something former Seventh-day Adventist. Rigoberto told NPR that church
"was a fairly important part of our lives. It was something we did every Saturday morning."
Rigoberto went on to tell of an alcoholic father, a suicidal brother, and dysfunctional home marked by abuse and instability. And that prompts an unsettling question: Where was the church in the life of this churchgoing family?
The answer suggested is even more unsettling: The church was uninvolved — either because it didn't care or, more likely, because it was content with transmitting information and assuming that if we don't ask, and they don't tell, all is well.
One bit of information transmitted to Rigoberto was the belief that personal hardships are given to "try" us. But after losing his mother to cancer and his brother to suicide, on top of the lifetime of the hardships he had already been "given," Rigoberto concluded that was
"just too hard to believe anymore."
And that points to another reason young Christians leave the church: They feel that it is an unwelcome place to express doubts and ask hard questions. Too often doubts are waved off with a stern warning to doubters about the dangers of doubting, and hard questions are trivialized or given such short shrift as to be unhelpful to someone being squeezed in a pressure point of life.
Costly consequences
Rigoberto's experience — one that is more common than we want to admit — is a bracing reminder of the cost of non-discipleship. When churches fail to disciple their members, the consequences are more serious than falling attendance and shrinking budgets.
Until the church becomes a place where people are nurtured into a ferrous faith and are comfortable with sharing serious life questions, young people like Rigoberto will continue turning elsewhere for answers. I think I mentioned the high percentage of Christian kids who have serious doubts about the faith and the higher percentage admitting to unbiblical behavior.
But the hard reality is that we can't pass on what we don't have. The yawning (and well-documented) gap between profession and practice among Christians bespeaks a faith that is more flaccid than ferrous.
Adults and, especially, parents whose Christianity is religious gloss rather than spiritual substance cannot lead children to a deep, muscular faith. And without that, no amount of pandering to youth with youth worship services, rock music, campouts, and Friday night volleyball with pizza and Coke will hold them in the church orbit. The only thing capable of exerting a lasting pull is the Good News authenticated in the lives of those who profess it.
The faith young people see must line up with the faith they hear — if not, they will turn their ears from it. But to see the faith, young people need to be integrated into a church that exemplifies the faith; and that means change — big change — for churches where optional discipleship and generational division are the norm.
It's Scott Brown's opinion that the common practice of segregating services and classes by age has led to church attrition rather than multiplication.
Brown, it should be mentioned, is a leader of the Family Integrated Church movement — an organization that has prompted warranted criticism for some of its more extreme views on generational integration in the church.
Yet to the degree that churches have created sub-cultures isolated from each other, Brown has a point when he suggests that it has served neither the church nor its youth particularly well. Alvin Reed, a professor of evangelism and student ministry, explains,
The generation of teens today is not only the largest, it is also the most fatherless. We must connect students to the larger church and not function as a parachurch ministry within a church building. Students need older believers in their lives. We need a Titus 2 revolution where older men teach younger guys and older women teach younger ladies.
At the same time, it is essential for parents — not pastors, youth ministers, or Sunday School superintendents — to accept the primary responsibility of discipling the next generation.
In Deuteronomy, God instructs the Israelites to
"teach [my commandments] to your children and to their children after them,"
then tells parents how to go about it:
Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the door-frames of your houses and on your gates.
In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul calls upon fathers to rear their children "in the training and instruction of the Lord."
To that end, the role of the church is to stir fathers and mothers to the high calling of parenthood and disciple them so that they can disciple their children in a faith that will hold them in a gravitational spiral centered on Jesus Christ.
Source: Breakpoint
Filed Under: The Orthodox Church of Tomorrow Tagged With: children, failure, youth ministry


Initially at the beginning of the PC revolution, we had to install all software on personal computers. Later during the 1990s it became popular to design systems and software around the concepts of "client-server" and later of "Thin Client".
"The term thin client was coined in 1993 by Tim Negris, VP of Server Marketing at Oracle Corp., while working with company founder Larry Ellison on the launch of Oracle 7. At the time, Oracle wished to differentiate their server oriented software from Microsoft's desktop oriented products. Ellison subsequently popularized Negris's buzzword with frequent use in his speeches and interviews about Oracle products.
The term stuck for several reasons. The earlier term "graphical terminal" had been chosen to distinguish such terminals from text-based terminals, and thus put the emphasis heavily on graphics - which became obsolete as a distinguishing characteristic in the 1990s as text-only physical terminals themselves became obsolete, and text-only computer systems (a few of which existed in the 1980s) were no longer manufactured.
The term "thin client" also conveys better what was then viewed as the fundamental difference: thin clients can be designed with less expensive hardware, because they have reduced computational workloads."
Web browsers replaced much of the functions of the locally installed software. Web servers like IIS or Apache were designed to respond to browser requests and render the entire page any time the end-user wanted to change something on the page. Thus traffic on the Internet became unnecessarily and extremely high because of billions of computers and hand-held devices trying to search or shop. A solution was found with the AJAX technology which would allow partial update to only a small area of the screen instead of updating the entire screen.
It is amazing to see how much corporate demand there is now for technologies like two-way data-binding and MVC (model-view-controller) within the browser with frameworks like AngularJS and EmberJS and libraries like KnockOutJS. Hiring managers and head-hunters are now looking for talent with such experience.
Thus we have come around in a big circle. It will be extremely interesting to see what the coming decades will bring to our homes and offices.


What is your favorit moment in season 5 of Grey's Anatomy?
Season 5 Episode 13: Beat Your jantung Out.
The scenes with Dr. Virginia Dixon, Christina, & Bailey.
Wedding of Alex and Izzie. The whole episode was just wonderful and for me the wedding is still the best wedding I have seen in the TV series.


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Sherman Sherman V, 2nd Irish Guards, Guards Armoured Division, Holland, September 1944, Market-Garden.
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Introduction Hi guys, although I'm still busy on the 1/24 Airfix Hawker Typhoon, I also felt that this GB could use some more "vehicular" input. Due to all the Liberation Days (celebrated on May 5th, the day the German forces in the Netherlands capitulated to the Allies in Wageningen) I witnessed in my life I have a keen interest in the liberating forces of my country. That makes for a predominantly British and Canadian interest, although we mustn't forget the Polish 1st Armoured Division and the Polish paras! Of course American forces also took part but on a much lesser scale. The 7th AD in October 1944 near Overloon, before the British forces took over the offensive, of course the paras of the 82nd and 101st AB divisions and the supporting units in the western part of Brabant. So, this WIP will deal with a British 75mm gun tank of the forces that were sent to relieve the paras that occupied the bridges at Eindhoven, Son, Grave, Nijmegen and Arnhem during Operation Market-Garden September 17th -25th, 1944. To read an extensive account of the operation: Operation Market Garden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For my purposes, it suffices to say that the 2nd Irish Guards formed part of the ground forces that needed to "race" to the North along a very narrow corridor in order to relieve the lightly armed paras along the route. The Airborne part of the offensive was code-named "Market", the ground element "Garden". The front lines on September 14th, 1944: The plan of attack: The line of advance for XXXth Corps: A short piece of text from the Wikipedia article: At 14:15 hours 300 guns of the Corps artillery opened fire, firing a rolling barrage in front of XXX Corps start line that was 1 mile (1.6 km) wide and 5 miles (8.0 km) in depth. The barrage was supported by seven squadrons of RAF Hawker Typhoons firing rockets at all known German positions along the road to Valkenswaard. The advance was led by tanks and infantry of the Irish Guards and started on time when Lieutenant Keith Heathcote, commanding the lead tank, ordered his driver to advance. The lead units of the Irish Guards Group had broken out of XXX Corps bridgehead on the Meuse-Escaut canal and crossed into the Netherlands by 15:00 hours. After crossing the border the Irish Guards were ambushed by infantry and anti-tank guns dug in on both sides of the main road. Portions of the artillery barrage were refired and fresh waves of Hawker Typhoons were called in. The Guardsmen moved forward to clear the German positions, manned by elements from two German parachute battalions and two battalions of the 9th SS Division, and soon routed the German forces flanking the road. Interrogation of captured German soldiers led to some of them willingly, others after being threatened, pointing out the remaining German positions. The fighting soon died down and the advance resumed. By last light the town of Valkenswaard had been reached and occupied by the Irish Guards. Shermans of the Irish Guards advancing past Shermans that were knocked out by dug-in anti-tank units. British troops meet with a Dutch policeman at Valkenswaard 2nd Irish Guards tanks cross the bridge over the river Waal near Nijmegen.


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