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Striking workers forced Ontario's biggest electricity utility to dramatically cut its output on Friday, prompting an official plea for reduced power usage as temperatures soared.
The federal Liberals scored a quick and decisive victory Thursday night, catching the Conservatives off guard by passing their controversial budget amendment and ensuring their minority government is safe until the fall.
Keystone Conservatives . .< 6:10:35 PM  >Tonal Gravity George Russell is probably the foremost American composer. He was jazz's first theoretician, and remains its most important innovator. His ideas led directly to the conception of three seminal jazz albums in 1959: Miles Davis's Kind of Blue, John Coltrane's Giant Steps, and Russell's own New York, New York. For the first time in nearly a decade, Russell has released a new recording. Today he turns 82. [Via Kuro5hin.org] . .< 6:02:45 PM >Review: Postscript by Geoffrey Cook What I find most interesting in Postscript is the variety of poetic styles that Cook employs. The long contemplative free-verse lines of the “Still Life” poems contrast the lively and musical rhythm of the poem “Chopping Wood.” He ends the “Peninsula” section of the book with “River Renga,” a poem in the ancient Japanese form from which haiku is derived. The most successful of these poems, in my opinion, are those that are executed in steady musical form. Cook is very skilled and innovative in this regard: his use of rhyme and meter are unique, and he creates vivid sounds and feelings. . .< 6:01:34 PM >Some tips on preparing an outside spousal/sponsorship submission A number of good tips in here based on one couple's experience. . .< 12:03:17 PM >Today@Playlist: Podcasting and the price of fame Hoping that your podcast will draw in thousands of downloads after being featured in iTunes 4.9? Be careful what you wish for. [Via MacCentral] . .< 2:46:57 AM >Interesting Google Satellite Maps Interesting Google Satellite Maps. Neato. [Via ruk.ca from peter rukavina] |
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