U.S. and Iran Face Common Enemies in Mideast Strife – NYTimes.com

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Gregt Performances: Schubert – Impromptu No. 3 in G flat major Op. 90 (D899) – Alfred Brendel

Schubert – Impromptu No. 3 in G flat major Op. 90 (D899)
Alfred Brendel
Louder audio (+5dB) version here: http://youtu.be/vWF1VrAOL1g

Schubert String Quartet No 12 D 703 C minor Quartettsatz [Unfinished], Amadeus Quartet

Regina Spektor: Human, Human of the Year You Are

 

Fabulous Music: Regina Spektor: Far (Full Album 2009)

Cover of Far (Special Edition CD/DVD)

Regina Spektor: Far (Full Album 2009)

Blue Lips 0:00
Dance Anthem of the 80’s 3:34
Eet 7:17
Folding Chair 10:18
Genius Next Door 13:53
Human of the Year 19:00
Laughing With 23:08
Machine 26:26
Man of a Thousand Faces 30:21
One More Time With Feeling 33:32
The Calculation 37:33
Two Birds 40:42
Wallet 44:01
“Far” is available on Amazon and iTunes.

• Regina Spektor

  Singer-songwriter

• Regina Ilyinichna Spektor is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her music is associated with the anti-folk scene centered on New York City’s East Village. Wikipedia

• Born: February 18, 1980 (age 33), Moscow, Russia

• Height: 5′ 2″ (1.58 m)

• Parents: Ilya Spektor, Bella Spektor

• Songs
   

  The Call	2008	The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
  Fidelity	2006	Begin to Hope
  You’ve Got Time
  Samson	2002	Songs
  Us	2004	Soviet Kitsch
  Don’t Leave Me	2012	What We Saw From the Cheap Seats
  How	2012	What We Saw From the Cheap Seats
  Eet	2009	Far
  Hero
  On The Radio	2006	Begin to Hope
  Blue Lips	2009	Far
  Laughing With	2009	Laughing With
  All the Rowboats	2012	What We Saw From the Cheap Seats
  Hotel Song	2006	Begin to Hope
  Après moi	2006	Begin to Hope
  Real Love
  Folding Chair	2009	Laughing With
  Firewood	2012	What We Saw From the Cheap Seats
  One More Time With Feeling	2009	Far
  Dance Anthem of the 80s	2009	Far
  That Time	2006	Begin to Hope
  Two Birds	2009	Far
  Better	2006	Begin to Hope
  Lady	2006	Begin to Hope
  No Surprises
  My Man
  Genius Next Door	2009	Far
  Consequence of Sounds	2002	Songs
  The Party	2012	What We Saw From the Cheap Seats
  Music Box	2006	Begin to Hope
  Oh Marcello	2012	What We Saw From the Cheap Seats
  Human of the Year	2007	2007-04-25: The Moore Theater, Seattle, WA, USA

• Albums
  

  What We Saw From the Chea…

  2012

  

  Begin to Hope

  2006

  

  Soviet Kitsch

  2004

  

  Songs

  2002

  

 

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Outtakes | Luis Sinco – Framework – Photos and Video – Visual Storytelling from the Los Angeles Times

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Gobi Nomads Mix Solar Panels and iPhones With the Brutal Herding Life | Raw File | Wired.com

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QQ1-10 (Quantifiable Quotation (10)): Joe Versus The Volcano – I Know He Can Get The Job

One of the best movie scenes in cinematic history from the absolutely hilarious and incredibly well-made film, Joe Versus The Volcano. Released in 1990, this film has since gathered a cult following and if you haven’t seen it, you’re really missing out! 

“…but can he DO the job?!”

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Long-term unemployed make up nearly 40 percent of all unemployed – The Washington Post

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Merry Armenian Christmas — Orthodox Christmas

Talin Orfali Ghazarian

Armenia

Armenians celebrate Christmas (surb tsnunt, Սուրբ Ծնունդ, meaning “saint birth”) on January 6 as a public holiday in Armenia. It also coincides with the Epiphany. Traditionally, Armenians fast during the week leading up to Christmas. Devout Armenians may even refrain from food for the three days leading up to the Christmas Eve, in order to receive the Eucharist on a “pure” stomach. Christmas Eve is particularly rich in traditions. Families gather for the Christmas Eve dinner (khetum, Խթում), which generally consists of: rice, fish, nevik (նուիկ, a vegetable dish of green chard and chick peas), and yogurt/wheat soup (tanabur, թանապուր). Dessert includes dried fruits and nuts, including rojik, which consists of whole shelled walnuts threaded on a string and encased in grape jelly, bastukh (a paper-like confection of grape jelly, cornstarch, and flour), etc. This lighter menu is designed to ease…

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TODAY’S HOLIDAY: PERCHTENLAUF

Perchtenlauf

The Perchtenlauf in Austria is usually held on Epiphany. The Perchten are old masks, usually of witches and fearsome animals, that have been handed down for generations. People wearing the masks run through the village beating drums, ringing bells, singing, shouting, and making as much noise as possible to scare winter away—an ancient custom that can be traced back to pre-Christian times. The procession of masked figures stops in the main square of the village and everyone begins to dance wildly, making even more noise than before. More… Discuss

QUOTATION: Herman Melville

There is, one knows not what sweet mystery about this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath.

Herman Melville (1819-1891) Discus

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY: SARAH TRIMMER (1741)

Sarah Trimmer (1741)

Trimmer was a British writer and critic of children’s literature. Books written specifically for children had only become popular around 1730, and Trimmer helped to define the genre through her periodical The Guardian of Education. Her interest in education came from teaching her 12 children. Devoutly religious, she wrote her own scripture lessons, condemned fairy tales, and supported Sunday schools. What famous children’s author might have been influenced by Trimmer’s work? More… Discuss

THIS DAY IN THE YESTERYEAR: US PRESIDENT-ELECT SURVIVES TRAIN WRECK, LOSES SON (1853)

US President-Elect Survives Train Wreck, Loses Son (1853)

Just months before he was inaugurated as the 14th US president, Franklin Pierce, his wife, and his 11-year-old son were in a terrible train wreck in which their car derailed and rolled down an embankment. Pierce and his wife survived but saw their son crushed to death. He was their third child, and the only one to have lived past early childhood. The suddenly childless parents were devastated, and Pierce entered the presidency in mourning. To what did Pierce’s wife attribute the train accident? More… Discuss

NEWS: ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN US HOMES FALLS TO LOWEST LEVEL IN A OVER DECADE

Energy Consumption in US Homes Falls to Lowest Level in a Over Decade

We live in the age of the gadget; we are more plugged in than ever before. Yet, home electricity use in the US has been steadily dropping for the past three years thanks to the development and increased affordability of energy-efficient housing, appliances, and devices. Last year, energy consumption levels fell to 10,819 kilowatt-hours per household, the lowest level since 2001. This trend is expected to continue in 2014, with experts predicting another one percent drop in usage for the year. More… Discuss

ARTICLE: NASSERISM

Nasserism

Nasserism is a political ideology based on the thinking of Gamal Abdel Nasser, who served as president of Egypt from 1956–70. Combining elements of Arab socialism, republicanism, nationalism, anti-imperialism, and non-alignment, it became one of the most potent political ideologies in the Arab world. Though Nasserism was tarnished when Nasser led the Arab world in the disastrous Six Day War of 1967, it is still espoused by some Egyptian political parties. Nasser died suddenly of what in 1970?More… Discuss