Freakonomics asks…
Write a six-word motto for the U.S. of A.
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Speaking of Islam
Lee Harris examines the free speech implications of the persecution of both Mark Steyn and Ezra Levant in Canada. He explains some of the background of free speech laws from their basis in ancient English law. Its a long piece; but well worth the read. Probably one to print out no less.
Harris raises some interesting questions for libertarians and all those who believe in free speech.
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Jews pelted with stones by Muslims in London
What no go areas? ‘Youths’ pelt Jews with stones at Holocaust memorial in East London. THE Holocaust Memorial Day marking the genocides of the 20th century was marred on Sunday when a gang of youths stoned Jewish tourists on a guided tour of London’s East End. A group of 96 visitors looking at sites of Jewish interest were attacked by youths…
Its good to see that the MSM reported this one a lot. No mention on the BBC that I heard. I wonder what it would have been like if it were the other way round?
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Found via DK; my graphic designer and source for bile tinged news.
This news won’t shock much either; 50% of jew-hating attacks in Europe are perpetrated by Muslims.
And Sharia creep continues in Britain; with no apologies from its advocates.
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This marked a turning point of sorts. I bought a small four-channel mixer and it dramatically improved our sound; making it much cleaner and allowing us to place our instruments where we wanted them in the mix.
Second, I was more comfortable playing bass. This song was largely written around the bass riff, which itself is a variation of a “walking bass line,” a musical structure commonly found in rock and blues.
Third, I was taking more chances with the vocals. Follow along as I bravely flout stale old conventions like starting the verses and chorus on the beat and with some grasp of the correct lyrics. I’ve helpfully indicated (with a ”—>”) the boo-boos, though they should be quite obvious to anyone with ears. For comparison see the second chorus, marked with ”***.” That’s the way it was meant to sound. (In fairness, we were writing this on the spot, and this was my first attempt at it.)
And fourth, but by no means least, I was visited by the Spirit of Woo! By which I mean the apparently-spontaneous ejaculations (no, let’s not go there) that rock vocalists pepper their songs with. Such as: Woo! and Woo-Hoo! and that perennial favorite [Name of city here] rocks! *
There are two reasons for this. One reason is to show that the lead singer is inspired to emit these primal yelps to demonstrate his deep communion with the music, and also that he isn’t Barry Manilow.
The second reason is that the lead singer has completely lost his place in the song and is shouting out random gibberish until the music swings around to some portion he recognizes. There’s a bit of both in this one.
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Welcome to the February 4, 2008 edition of best of me symphony. Enjoy the fine selection of posts below and make sure to spread the word.
Sholom Anarchy presents Stumping for Ron Paul again posted at Anarcho-Judaism.
SJ Yee presents The Best of RichGrad.com in 2007 posted at Personal Development for the Book Smart.
John Crenshaw presents Mindless Zombies Attack Will Smith, And Im Not Talking About His New Movie posted at Dominate Your Life, saying, “You may or may not have heard of the recent comments Will Smith made about Adolf Hitler in an interview with The Daily Record in the U.K., in which he said, Even Hitler didnt wake up going, let me do the most evil thing I can do today. I think he woke up in the morning and using a twisted, backwards logic, he set out to do what he thought was good. Stuff like that just needs reprogramming.”
TherapyDoc presents At the Check-out posted at Everyone Needs Therapy.
Nicole presents Bigoted Old People Can Teach You Great Lessons posted at Makeitbetter’s Weblog.
200motels presents The Declining Price of World Pussy posted at 200motels.net, saying, “Foreign hookers are GIVING it away!”
Madeleine Begun Kane presents May I Please Have Your Paw In Marriage? posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.
Ryan Du Bois presents the hits keep coming posted at the daily dub.
Ken Nubo presents How to write an article in 7 minutes posted at Ken Nubo, PUA extraordinaire and ranting buddhist..
Justin Duval presents www.darkgrin.com – Why You Choose to Get Angry posted at The Dark Grin, saying, “recognized in 2 other carnivals so far, probably my best writing on my site so far”
Tali presents THE NIGHT-CELL posted at Helium – Where Knowledge Rules, saying, “I’m trying to build up this character, while writing a few shorts, involving her. This is the first.”
Missy presents Monday Poetry Train (short story submission) posted at Incurable Disease of Writing, saying, “A fictional account on how different generations feel about an event.”
Bill presents Shocking Course Correction Secret Revealed posted at The Bubble Planner.
Karen Shanley presents The Steering Wheel posted at Karen Shanley.
Edith presents How to Stay Focused posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act., saying, “Are you distracted? Are you thinking about 3 things at the same time? Do you have more than 3 screens opened on your computer right now? If you said yes to any of the questions above, please stay focused here and read on.”
Life. Money. Development. presents 10 recommendations for fighting panic and stress posted at Life. Money. Development., saying, “Anti-stress tactics”
Avant News presents Bush Backs Investment Banker Bonus Bailout In Wake of Subprime Crisis posted at Avant News.
miriam sawyer presents A short history of the United States posted at miriam’s ideas.
Michael@TSM presents Travel Writing Contest! Win $150 Cash Prize | Traveling Stories Magazine posted at Traveling Stories Magazine.
Karen Shanley presents The Happy Box posted at Karen Shanley.
John Gillespie presents A Sensitivity to Things: Aversion to Violence posted at A Sensitivity to Things, saying, “An article submission for your upcoming blog carnival. Thanks.”
Alex Blackwell presents How Much is Too Much? posted at The Next 45 Years.
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