Monday, August 19, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Quotes
"Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or to lose."
- Lyndon B. Johnson
The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.
- Hannah Arendt
No matter how old you are, there's always something good to look forward to.
Lynn Johnston,
Canadian cartoonist (1947 - )
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Tevye the Dairyman
Tevye
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the fictional character. For the 1939 film, see Tevye (film).
Tevye the Dairyman ([ˈtɛvjə], Yiddish: טבֿיה דער מילכיקער Tevye der milkhiker, Hebrew: טוביה החולב) is the protagonist of several of Sholem Aleichem's stories, originally written in Yiddish and first published in 1894. The character became best known from the fictional memoir Tevye and his Daughters (also called Tevye the Milkman or Tevye the Dairyman), about a pious Jewish milkman in Tsarist Russia, and the troubles he has with his six daughters:[1] Tzeitel, Hodel, Chava, Shprintze, Bielke, and Teibel, as well as from the musical dramatic adaptation Fiddler on the Roof. The village of Boyberik, where the stories are set, is based on Boyarka, now in Ukraine.:[2]
The story was adapted for stage and film several times, including several Yiddish-language musicals. Most famously, it was adapted as the Broadway musical and later film versions of Fiddler on the Roof. The original Broadway musical was based on a play written by Arnold Perl called Tevye and his Daughters.
Tevye - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tevye
Shalom aleikhem (or sholom aleikhem) (Hebrew: שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם shālôm ʻalêḵem; Yiddish: שלום־עליכםsholem aleykhem) is a greeting version in Hebrew, meaning "peace be upon you" (literally: "peace to you"). The appropriate response is "aleikhem shalom" Yiddish: עליכם־שלום, or "upon you be peace".
This form of greeting is traditional among Jews throughout the world. The greeting is more common amongst Ashkenazi Jewish. It first found in Bereishit (Genesis) 43:23 and occurs six times in theJerusalem Talmud. Only the plural form is used even when addressing one person. A religious explanation for this is that one greets both the body and the soul, but Hebrew does occasionally use the plural as a sign of respect (e.g. a name of God is Elohim אלוהים literally gods).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shalom_aleichem
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Thomas Jefferson's reusable "notepad":
Thomas Jefferson's reusable "notepad":
In his pockets, Jefferson carried such a variety of portable instruments for making observations and measurements that he's been dubbed a "traveling calculator." Among his collection of pocket-sized devices were scales, drawing instruments, a thermometer, a surveying compass, a level, and even a globe. To record all these measurements, Jefferson carried a small ivory notebook (pictured) on which he could write in pencil. Back in his Cabinet, or office, he later copied the information into any of seven books in which he kept records about his garden, farms, finances, and other concerns; he then erased the writing in the ivory notebook.
Via The Appendix and Erik Kwakkel.
Monday, July 29, 2013
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Helen Merrill with Clifford Brown - What's New?
Uploaded on Feb 15, 2009
Helen Merrill with Clifford Brown - What's New? (1954)
Personnel: Helen Merrill (vocal), Clifford Brown (trumpet), Danny Bank (flute, baritone sax), Barry Galbraith (guitar), Jimmy Jones (piano), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Bobby Donaldson (drums), Quincy Jones (arrange, conduct)
from the album 'HELEN MERRILL'
Helen Merrill - You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
http://www.megavideo.com/?v=6QY30IP0
Personnel: Helen Merrill (vocal), Clifford Brown (trumpet), Danny Bank (flute, baritone sax), Barry Galbraith (guitar), Jimmy Jones (piano), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Bobby Donaldson (drums), Quincy Jones (arrange, conduct)
from the album 'HELEN MERRILL'
Helen Merrill - You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
http://www.megavideo.com/?v=6QY30IP0
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Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd 05 Samba de Uma Nota So
Published on Mar 13, 2012
from "Jazz Samba" (1962)
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Recorded ay Pierce Hall, All Sound Unitarian Church, Washington DC, USA on February 13, 1062.
Musicians :
Stan Getz - sax tenore
Charlie Byrd - chitarra
Gene Byrd - chitarra, contrabbasso
Keter Betts - contrabbasso
Buddy Deppenschimidt - batteria
Bill Reichenbach - batteria
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Recorded ay Pierce Hall, All Sound Unitarian Church, Washington DC, USA on February 13, 1062.
Musicians :
Stan Getz - sax tenore
Charlie Byrd - chitarra
Gene Byrd - chitarra, contrabbasso
Keter Betts - contrabbasso
Buddy Deppenschimidt - batteria
Bill Reichenbach - batteria
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TEDxTokyo Jake Shimabukuro - 05/15/10 (English)
on May 15, 2010
Few people would consider the ukulele a serious musical instrument. Until, that is, they hear Jake Shimabukuro play one. Jakes uncommon compositions and playing techniques defy labels and categories, and he lays down jazz, blues, funk, classical, bluegrass, folk, flamenco and rock with equal virtuosity.
Occasional tours with Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band have broadened his experience and brought his talent and charming stage presence to crowds of up to fifty thousand people.
Jake has also performed on NBCs The Late Show with Conan OBrien, The Today Show, and Last Call With Carson Daly, and been featured on NPRs Morning Edition and World Café, Public Radio Internationals The World, and others. In December 2009, he performed with Bette Midler for Queen Elizabeth during a special fundraising concert in Blackpool, England.
http://tedxtokyo.com/tedxtokyo-2010/p...
About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
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