links for 2008-01-31

YouTube - Der is maar n stad en de rest is parking!Vorig weekend voor de 1e keer gehoord. Thx Els!(tags: antwerpen chauvinisme stad parking)Overheard in New York | I Just Flew in from Wednesday, and Boy, Are My One-Liners Tired!Flight attendant: … And if you do require anything during this flight, simply press the button [...]

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Samantha Sidley American Idol Winner

Samantha Sidley may just be the next American Idol winner. Yes, Ive said that before and not too long ago as a matter of fact. And, its no secret that Im prone to predictions and prognostications, so here is another one.I believe that Samantha Sidley will be in the Top 5 finalists with Kristy Lee [...]

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links for 2008-01-30

Make3D — convert your image into 3dMake3D converts your single picture into a 3-D model. It takes a two-dimensional image and creates a three-dimensional “fly around” model, giving the viewers access to the scene’s depth and a range of points of view.(tags: 3d photography tools graphics software research video 2D)

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Tasting whisky

This weekend was filled with heavy alcohol, since I went to a whisky tasting. We only drank a ‘wee dram’ (2,5 cl) at a time, with some bread and water in between so we remained sober enough to listen to our sympathetic whisky expert who told us about malt, barrels and distilling.After preparing our [...]

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links for 2008-01-26

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links for 2008-01-29

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Eurovision 2008 Song Contest Trying to Be Fair

The Eurovision 2008 Song Contest, which will be hosted in Belgrade, Serbia this year, is trying to even the playing field over past competitions. While the finals may start on May 20, 2008, the semi-finals have the fans already talking.In past Eurovision contests, politics, international relations, neighborliness and dispersed populations all have played a role [...]

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Pecha Kucha Brussels

I know I’m a bit late,and Ine, Bruno, Bartand … have already given their opinions, but I still needed an excuse to post some pictures of the event, so: last weekend I went to Pecha Kucha Brussels! As everyone already mentioned, one presentation really jumped out: professor Jean Paul van Bendegem with his presentation “Wunderkammer”. [...]

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links for 2008-01-28

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Lenny Kravitz Love Revolution

The Lenny Kravitz Love Revolution album has kicked off with a Get on the Bus club tour, which started in Santa Monica, California on January 18, 2008. The officially titled Lenny Kravitz Its Time for a Love Revolution CD is the rock and rollers eight studio album and one in which Kravitz has written, arranged [...]

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links for 2008-01-25

Last.fm the Blog Free the MusicFull-length tracks are now available in the US, UK, and Germany, and were hard at work broadening our coverage into other countries. During this initial public beta period, each track can be played up to 3 times for free before a notice appears telling(tags: music last.fm lastfm copyright [...]

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Carly Hennessy Smithson Controversy

The former Carly Hennessy who is the new Carly Smithson has caused some controversy since appearing on American Idol last night. Carly Smithsons story is compelling. Two years ago, the Irish high-class lass with a star-spangled ass got tossed from the U. S. because of immigration issues.The former Carly Hennessy was accepted to go to [...]

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links for 2008-01-23

Bach’s Four Chestnut Types and How They Handle ChangeHowever, when it continues past a certain point, these mental loops in themselves create stress and sap the energy we need to cope effectively with change. White Chestnut stops the mental loops and gets the mind back on a productive track.(tags: white chestnut bach treatment wati)VideoTrace: Rapid [...]

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links for 2008-01-24

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links for 2008-01-22

Message on the wallAt Send A Message you pay and Palestinians Spray! For a mere 30 Euros, you can have your message of love or debt collection spray painted on this 620 Kilometer fence. In return, you get 3 digital photos to share with those who the message is aimed at.(tags: palestina israel wall message)“morosity”1 [...]

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links for 2008-01-18

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Renaldo Lapuz Is Well Hung?

Renaldo Lapuz made his world debut on last nights American Idol, and one might say that he is well hung. While Kady Malloy was getting love from Simon for being the best Idol so far this season, Renaldo Lapuz was more of an oddity than anything with his flamboyant cape and hat with Simons name [...]

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Kristy Lee Cook American Idol 7 Prediction

Kristy Lee Cook may just be the next American Idol winner. Now, this is a pretty bold statement. If you viewed Tuesday nights version of American Idol, there are a few contestants that just jumped out for their talent, showmanship and likeability.Kristy Lee Cook is one such contestant that just jumped right out. At one [...]

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links for 2008-01-16

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Spain National Anthem Lyrics Leaked

A few weeks ago, I had talked about Spains lyric competition to give words to their wordless national anthem. Now, the official Spain National Anthem lyrics have been leaked and are open for public discussion and consumption.The lyrics to the Royal March were written by an unemployed man, Paulino Cubero, who said he wanted to [...]

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links for 2008-01-15

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links for 2008-01-13

I, Cringely . The Pulpit . End Game | PBSApple uses a variation of the dongle technique for its professional applications, but in Apple’s case the dongle IS the computer. Yes, the software is a good value but you have to buy a computer from Apple — a dongle — to run it on.(tags: apple [...]

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Jack Johnson Sleep Through the Static

The Jack Johnson Sleep Through the Static album is being offered up beginning February 5, 2008. In addition to the Sleep Through the Static release, the Jack Johnson website is also being revamped and will mostly like appear with an extreme makeover on the same date.As a Hawaiian surfer dude, Jack Johnson has hit the [...]

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links for 2008-01-12

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links for 2008-01-11

“That’s It?” Jon Stewart Reacts To Press Coverage Of Hillary’s “Emotional Meltdown” - Media on The Huffington Post The Huffington PostWelcome | Edit preferences | Logout | January 10, 2008 Log In | Sign Up | January 10, 2008 Home Politics Media Business Entertainment Living More on HuffPost… Politics [...]

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American Idol 7 Begins

American Idol 7 is starting next week on January 15, 2008. While the American Idol Season 7 contestant list may already have been leaked, its all part of the hype in gearing up for the season premiere.While last seasons winner Jordin Sparks and runner up Blake Lewis are both currently in the Billboard top 100 [...]

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Ringo Starr Liverpool 8

The Ringo Starr Liverpool 8 studio album will be released on January 15, 2008. Liverpool 8 is also the title song off the new album, which will be released as a digital download, on CD and on USB wristband. The USB wristband will contain video of Ringo Starr, all 12 tracks and some extras.The song [...]

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links for 2008-01-09

YouTube - Nathan Sudders - BackRoomSounds recording sessionNathan Sudders doing his Bernard Edwards impression on a 1980’s Music Man(tags: chic goodtimes bernardedwards backroomsounds nathansudders bass)How to Shoot Light TrailsLight Trails continue to be popular subject matter for many photographers and they can actually be a great training ground for those wanting to get their cameras [...]

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Willie Nelson Moment of Forever

The Willie Nelson Moment of Forever album is being released January 29, 2008. The second song on the CD is Moment of Forever and old Kris Kristofferson tune that Willie chooses to embrace and wrap his newest album around.Besides Kristofferson at the beginning, Willie Nelson also pays homage to another musical legend Bob Dylan at [...]

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links for 2008-01-10

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - Memorable quotesJoel: I don’t see anything I don’t like about you.Clementine: But you will! But you will, and I’ll get bored with you and feel trapped, because that’s what happens with me.Joel: Okay.(tags: quotes Movie eternal sunshine)1207 - Wilt u liever geen papieren gids?Bent u een fervent [...]

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Teaching Lyrics in Grade School

There is an interesting article in USA Today about an elementary school teacher who helps kids learn lyrics. Because its an election year, the teacher Linda White is educating kids through lyrics about suffrage and voting.In fact, she composed the suffrage songs herself, so theres no confusion about where or not she is indeed teaching [...]

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links for 2008-01-08

Solar Powered AC, Gets Colder As It Gets Hot | Got2BeGreenSolCool Millenia has developed an ingenious air conditioner that uses solar power to power the A/C. The sunnier (or hotter) it gets, the more cooling power it has(tags: solar energy ecology alternative offgrid)“Californication” LOL (2007) - Memorable quotesThe internet was supposed to set us free, [...]

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WD My Book is not really Pro storage

After having Lacie, Maxtor, Iomegaand most recently Netgear StorageCentral external storage fail on me, I am now the proud owner of a broken Western Digital My Book Pro II 1TB. I bought it less than a year ago and used it as a mirrored 500GB drive for my music, movies and images. It first [...]

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links for 2008-01-06

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TV Tip: Californication

Since I have a lot of time on my hands, with my pneumonia and all, I started looking at TV series I hadn’t seen yet. I borrowed the Sopranos DVDs, but I also tried out some ‘alternative distribution’ series. Supernatural is not really my thing, Jericho is OK, Weeds seems not bad at all, but [...]

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Sheryl Crow Detours

The Sheryl Crow Detours album hasnt been released yet as the official date is February 5, or Super Duper Tuesday as those following the political caucuses will acknowledge. And, this is a good release date for Sheryl Crows Detours as she doesnt detour, but dives right into political issues such as the high price of [...]

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Canadian Songwriters Want Internet Service Fees

With CD sales slipping and perhaps encouraged by the network television writers wanting their fair share of the Internet pie, the Songwriters Association of Canada also want fair compensation off the World Wide Web. In addition, the songwriters association wants the music and lyrics to be free to download for fans.So, who will pay the [...]

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Leona Lewis Upstart Tops Charts

Leona Lewis (along with Amy Winehouse) has topped the UK pop charts. The Leona Lewis British Invasion has not taken over the U. S., however, but this is about to change. Just as American Idol pop stars have been popping up at all of the major music awards shows for the past couple of years, [...]

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links for 2008-01-03

TED | TEDBlog: Web-based ways to make a difference+ Share Ron Eglash’s cool math tools, for studying math via breakdancing, Latin beats and cornrow braids+ Dive into Richard Baraniuk’s Connexions, a massive repository of open-source class materials+ Visit Phil Borges’ Bridges to Understanding site, w(tags: tools web2.0 reference tedblog)

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5 * 3 * 2007

Net een stokje gekregen van Frank, en ik dacht er toch al aan een korte review van 2007 te schrijven, dus …3 artiesten die ik in 2007 leerde kennenBalkan Beat BoxCorinne Bailey RayJohn Legend3 dingen die ik niet licht zal vergetenNina.……3 stommiteiten of blundersBarcamp Brussels #4 organiseren omdat ik vond dat het nodig was, niet [...]

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links for 2008-01-02

Seth’s Blog: Solving problemsThere are three ways to deal with a problem, I think.Lean into it.Lean away from it.Run away.(tags: inspiration sethgodin)

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