Tuesday, June 8 at 11 a.m., we interviewed soprano Diane McNaron about her new CD, Rosas de Pulpa/Rosas de Cal: The Music of Valdo Sciammarella. Songs and Chamber Music from Argentina. Click here for the CD! Get ready for the CD Release Event/Performance Saturday, September 25, 2010, 8:00pm – 10:00pm Artburst at the Unitarian Universalist [...]
The Scottish Metrical Version of the Psalms (1650) by Philip Rainey Covenant Protestant Reformed Church Ballymena, Northern Ireland Do we appreciate what a treasure we have in the Scottish Psalter of 1650? Just as the Authorized Version of the Bible did not appear in a vacuum but was the perfecting of a textual tradition revived [...]
http://georgewashington2.blogspot.com/ Friday, May 28, 2010 Either the BP Oil Gusher Has Just Completely Blown Out, or BP is Implementing LMRP RIGHT NOW I took a break from work, and watched the live feed for a minute. I either just saw the whole thing entirely blow out, or BP is implementing LMRP or hot tap right [...]
After Long Argument, BP Official Made Fatal Decision on Drilling Rig Wednesday 26 May 2010 by: Erika Bolstad, Joseph Goodman and Marisa Taylor McClatchy Newspapers Washington – Company executives and top drill hands on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig argued for hours about how to proceed before a BP official made the decision to remove [...]
Gulf Leak Watch is a pretty much up-to-the-minute source of information on what is happening in the Gulf, and here are five youtube videos in which an oil rig worker tells what happened. Gulf Leak Watch Truth about Deepwater Explosion UPDATE 5.28.10 Wall Street Journal: BP Decisions Set Stage for Disaster “But neither scenario explains [...]
Toxic Oil Spill Rains Warned Could Destroy North America The European Union Times May 24, 2010 Click here to go to the article where the audio is located. A dire report prepared for President Medvedev by Russia’s Ministry of Natural Resources is warning today that the British Petroleum (BP) oil and gas leak in the [...]
The Kayaker’s view of Mobile Bay is a little lower down than what we usually get, and here are some good pictures. Story: Launch: McNally Park Destination: Fairhope Pier and Back. (Bay Crossing) Distance: 10.4 Miles (one way) Conditions: Ideal Side Trip: Loop around Gilliard Island Tips: Crossing Mobile Bay in a kayak can be [...]
Wagging a tail By Jeremy Erdreich Bhamarchitect’s Blog May 27, 2010 Yesterday, Dog Days of Birmingham–the new pet grooming/daycare facility was presented at Design Review. Housed in the former Hunter Furniture Building on 18th Street North, the business will occupy the first floor and the owner will live in a loft apartment to be constructed [...]
Obama’s Satanic Rogue Empire Lew Rockwell interviews Naomi Wolf May 26, 2010 Podcast Here are Lew Rockwell’s introductory comments on Naomi Wolf. Click above for the podcast of the interview. Naomi Wolf, a former progressive tending towards libertarianism, attacked the police state under Bush, and she does not spare Obama. Indeed the spying, rendition, torture, [...]
A Close Distance: The Bangkok Protests From an Expat’s Eyes by Dane Phillips May 24, 2010 Matador Network Written by Dane Phillips Living as an expat in Bangkok, Dane Phillips saw the recent protests firsthand – and wonders how he could still be so far away from it all. Ed. Note [Matador Network]: This piece [...]
The architectural firm HKW Associates, located in Birmingham since 1994, is closing up shop, according to Bhamarchitect. Some of its many outstanding accomplishments include projects that emphasize sustainable design & LEED certification. Birmingham projects designed by HKW Associates include Brookwood Mall, which looked like a monolithic-style warehouse when I first came to Birmingham and was [...]
Among the many treasures you will find at Reed Books on Third Avenue near 21st Street is Captain Zero! Belonging to a vintage series that began in 1949, the brainchild of G.T. Fleming-Roberts, Captain Zero became almost completely visible at midnight to fight crime, only to reappear again at dawn. Read on… A long, long [...]