Alas it can only be seen in Korea?
Nvm. It just took a while for the player to load.
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Mark Bowden's Book on the Killing of OBL
The Finish: The Killing of Osama bin Laden.
He collaborated with K. Bigelow for Zero Dark Thirty. His book will be released before the movie, in October.
From the book's description:
"The story focuses on Bin Laden, who maintained a steady stream of despairing correspondence in hiding in the year before his death, and on President Obama, perceived by many as an anti-war candidate because of his opposition to the Iraq War, whose evolving views and enormous responsibilities have turned him into one of the most determined warriors to ever inhabit the White House."
Did Bowden write this or did the publisher? What a bunch of hooey.
Publishers Weekly
For Worm, the First Digital World War:
alt
NPR
He collaborated with K. Bigelow for Zero Dark Thirty. His book will be released before the movie, in October.
From the book's description:
"The story focuses on Bin Laden, who maintained a steady stream of despairing correspondence in hiding in the year before his death, and on President Obama, perceived by many as an anti-war candidate because of his opposition to the Iraq War, whose evolving views and enormous responsibilities have turned him into one of the most determined warriors to ever inhabit the White House."
Did Bowden write this or did the publisher? What a bunch of hooey.
Publishers Weekly
For Worm, the First Digital World War:
alt
NPR
Eleventh Annual Monterey Conference
Still can't find a webpage for the conference, but I did receive something in the mail about it today. It is taking place on November 17 and 18 at The Beach Resort in Monterey.
Special Guest: Robert Reilly, "Islam and Christianity: The Theology Behind the History"
Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J., "The Engine of Atheism"
Ronald G. Connolly, "Our Culture's Claim that Faith and Reason are Incompatible is Unreasonable"
Christopher A. Ferrara, "Onward Christian Soldiers: A Look at the New Hungarian Constitution and Other Possible Counter-Offensives Against the Dictator of Relativism"
If you are interested in attending, you can contact Keep the Faith at (201) 327-5900.
Personal Notes:
CL's wedding is that weekend, but my mother told me last night she would probably not be attending. I probably wouldn't go, despite the opportunity to visit Hong Kong again, because of work.
I thought Dave Grossman's seminar was on Sunday, but it is on Saturday.
I can attend only one or the other...
Special Guest: Robert Reilly, "Islam and Christianity: The Theology Behind the History"
Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J., "The Engine of Atheism"
Ronald G. Connolly, "Our Culture's Claim that Faith and Reason are Incompatible is Unreasonable"
Christopher A. Ferrara, "Onward Christian Soldiers: A Look at the New Hungarian Constitution and Other Possible Counter-Offensives Against the Dictator of Relativism"
If you are interested in attending, you can contact Keep the Faith at (201) 327-5900.
Personal Notes:
CL's wedding is that weekend, but my mother told me last night she would probably not be attending. I probably wouldn't go, despite the opportunity to visit Hong Kong again, because of work.
I thought Dave Grossman's seminar was on Sunday, but it is on Saturday.
I can attend only one or the other...
60 Minutes: SEAL's first-hand account of bin Laden killing
CBS (has the link to the program segment plus some web extras) - a feature with the author of No Easy Day. (via TPM)
Washington Post
Account Says Navy Author Wrote Book After a Slight
Pentagon warns on former Seal’s Osama book
DoD Guidance for "No Easy Day"
I didn't know there was another SEAL movie that was going to be released: Codename: Geronimo. Today, this article is the first I've read of the movie - someone hasn't been handling publicity well, though the trailer makes the movie seem like it was done on the cheap. Another example of Hollywood studios putting out similar movies to compete for dollars.
International Trailer
Filmstalker
Tier 1 Studios
Code Name Geronimo Controversy
Fansite or official?
Washington Post
Account Says Navy Author Wrote Book After a Slight
Pentagon warns on former Seal’s Osama book
DoD Guidance for "No Easy Day"
I didn't know there was another SEAL movie that was going to be released: Codename: Geronimo. Today, this article is the first I've read of the movie - someone hasn't been handling publicity well, though the trailer makes the movie seem like it was done on the cheap. Another example of Hollywood studios putting out similar movies to compete for dollars.
International Trailer
Filmstalker
Tier 1 Studios
Code Name Geronimo Controversy
Fansite or official?
Bob's Giant Burgers
I dropped by Bob's Giant Burgers last weekend again (for a burger, of course) - I have to say that while it is tasty, the quality of the beef is not that good; you can tell by sight and taste. (I suppose the good thing about In and Out's thin patties is that you don't see much, but I will try a visual inspection next time I go, whenever that may be.) Given the price of the burgers at BGB it is unlikely I'll go there again. So what other burger places are there in the Fremont Area?
Friday, September 28, 2012
John Robb at NYC Maker Faire
From his latest at Resilient Communities: The NEXT Global Economy and Resilient Disobedience
The schedule for the 2012 New York Maker Faire. I don't see any url for the live stream video, so you may want to check the website in the morning to see if there is any updated information.
Here is the YT channel for Maker Faire.
Edit. I found a link but I don't know if this is the correct one for the event - is it being hosted through UStream?
Update. Duh. It's at Live Stream.
NOTE: I’ll be giving my talk on Resilient Communities at 11:30 AM on Saturday in the main tent. I’ve also been told it will be live streamed if you are interested. Better yet, if you are in the area, please stop by and say hi.
The schedule for the 2012 New York Maker Faire. I don't see any url for the live stream video, so you may want to check the website in the morning to see if there is any updated information.
Here is the YT channel for Maker Faire.
Edit. I found a link but I don't know if this is the correct one for the event - is it being hosted through UStream?
Update. Duh. It's at Live Stream.
Cafe Salina was decent tonight, though it remains pricey. Everything we had was good, including the fried noodles, though I got tired of that quickly after the first serving. The noodles and the oil were too much for my digestive system. The portions remain smaller than other restaurants, but the quality makes up for it. The restaurant had changed its hours so it was open later, until 1 A.M., but it's cut the hours back by one, so that it's open until midnight. It must be at least a year since I've been there last. If I lived in or near Millbrae I could see myself going there often, even though it's not really paleo-friendly. The congee is quite good. I didn't order any yau tieu tonight as I figured it would be reheated and not fresh. Maybe I'll go there for breakfast when the opportunity presents itself. (We ordered beef and green vegetables fried noodles, congee with beef and egg, vegetables and fish filet, and spicy salt pork chops.)
Yelp
Yelp
Macross 30 trailer
Drazen Dupor
Classic Byzantine Iconography: Preserving an Ancient Art Form
Yugoslavian artist Drazen Dupor passes his knowledge to the future
Drazen Dupor - G+ - FB
Icon Exhibit IMAGES of FAITH at St. Sava Serb Fest 2012
"St. Sava Church's Serbian Historical Society presented an exhibit of inspirational icons from all over the Orthodox world - even Japan! Many churches, clergy, and individuals have shared their treasures for this exhibit. Featuring the works of iconographers Drazen Dupor and Steven Kozabarich, you'll be amazed at their talents. Every year a different theme is chosen for the Serb Fest guests to enjoy a sampling of Serbian culture or history. Visit St. Sava Church, 9191 Mississippi St., Merrillville, IN"
Yugoslavian artist Drazen Dupor passes his knowledge to the future
Drazen Dupor - G+ - FB
Icon Exhibit IMAGES of FAITH at St. Sava Serb Fest 2012
"St. Sava Church's Serbian Historical Society presented an exhibit of inspirational icons from all over the Orthodox world - even Japan! Many churches, clergy, and individuals have shared their treasures for this exhibit. Featuring the works of iconographers Drazen Dupor and Steven Kozabarich, you'll be amazed at their talents. Every year a different theme is chosen for the Serb Fest guests to enjoy a sampling of Serbian culture or history. Visit St. Sava Church, 9191 Mississippi St., Merrillville, IN"
Local Music Calendar
Before I forget... links to the current season of various local early music groups.
San Francisco Renaissance Voices
San Francisco Early Music Festival
New Esterhazy Quartet
Schola Cantorum SF has one concert posted on their website - "a varied program of Italian and English madrigals by Monteverdi, Rossi, and Weelkes, French chansons by Passereau and Jannequin and Spanish villancicos by Juan Vasquez," on October 28.
Cal Performances - Early Music
Am I missing anything?
Coming to Berkeley for Cal Performances, Concerto Köln:
San Francisco Renaissance Voices
San Francisco Early Music Festival
New Esterhazy Quartet
Schola Cantorum SF has one concert posted on their website - "a varied program of Italian and English madrigals by Monteverdi, Rossi, and Weelkes, French chansons by Passereau and Jannequin and Spanish villancicos by Juan Vasquez," on October 28.
Cal Performances - Early Music
Am I missing anything?
Coming to Berkeley for Cal Performances, Concerto Köln:
In an Age of Picky Eaters...
Hospitality at a Fractured Table by David J. Walbert
And then there are those people who don't eat grains! I wonder if those who follow more traditional diets are as picky.
So how do we educate about health? And can that be done when we are guests at another's home? Most things can be tolerated under the 80/20 rule, and educating about healthier diets by example would be a good start. (How many people would actually complain that you aren't serving enough carbs?)
Misc.
Deti on what he means by "traditional patriarchial society" and the education of women.
Vox: Emotion, logic, and dishonesty
And then there are those people who don't eat grains! I wonder if those who follow more traditional diets are as picky.
So how do we educate about health? And can that be done when we are guests at another's home? Most things can be tolerated under the 80/20 rule, and educating about healthier diets by example would be a good start. (How many people would actually complain that you aren't serving enough carbs?)
Misc.
Deti on what he means by "traditional patriarchial society" and the education of women.
Vox: Emotion, logic, and dishonesty
Kunstler on Race and Culture
C-Realm episode 323: Absent a Common Culture - mp3
The other part of his interview can be found in episode 322.
KMO talks with James Howard Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency and Too Much Magic, about race, racism, black separatism, the drug war, and the need for a common culture with universally accepted standards of behavior for all members of that culture. This conversation makes explicit reference to C-Realm podcast episodes 279: Overvaluing Genius and 313: Peak Oil and the White “We.” KMO concludes the episode by reading a post from the Friends the C-Realm Group on Facebookabout how obsessing over 9/11 conspiracy theories directs attention away from much greater crimes.
The other part of his interview can be found in episode 322.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
I Might Join the Exodus Too
For these reasons and more.
From the Manhattan Institute: The Great California Exodus: A Closer Look, by Tom Gray, focuses on why Californians are fleeing their state and the fiscal mismanagement, in addition to the regularly discussed cost drivers, that is forcing them to leave, thus benefiting other states.
(pdf)
From the summary:
"The data show a pattern of movement over the past decade from California mainly to states in the western and southern U.S.: Texas, Nevada, and Arizona, in that order, are the top magnet states. Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Idaho, and Utah follow. Rounding out the top ten are two southern states: Georgia and South Carolina."
Arizona is not an optimal choice though I have family there. Nevada is also bad, and I have no family there, though I do know someone who moved back "home" from Boston. Oregon supposedly has less strict gun laws than California. I can probably deal with the weather in Washington. Fr. B is from Idaho. What about Georgia? I'd like to visit South Carolina.
Alas all the Californians moving to Texas must be ruining it and the big cities there (e.g. Austin?).
The Great California Exodus: A Closer Look
Ben Boychuk interviews Tom Gray (mp3)
Steve Sailer, "The Great California Exodus: A Closer Look"
From the Manhattan Institute: The Great California Exodus: A Closer Look, by Tom Gray, focuses on why Californians are fleeing their state and the fiscal mismanagement, in addition to the regularly discussed cost drivers, that is forcing them to leave, thus benefiting other states.
(pdf)
From the summary:
"The data show a pattern of movement over the past decade from California mainly to states in the western and southern U.S.: Texas, Nevada, and Arizona, in that order, are the top magnet states. Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Idaho, and Utah follow. Rounding out the top ten are two southern states: Georgia and South Carolina."
Arizona is not an optimal choice though I have family there. Nevada is also bad, and I have no family there, though I do know someone who moved back "home" from Boston. Oregon supposedly has less strict gun laws than California. I can probably deal with the weather in Washington. Fr. B is from Idaho. What about Georgia? I'd like to visit South Carolina.
Alas all the Californians moving to Texas must be ruining it and the big cities there (e.g. Austin?).
The Great California Exodus: A Closer Look
Ben Boychuk interviews Tom Gray (mp3)
Steve Sailer, "The Great California Exodus: A Closer Look"
Brick by Brick? Or Pebble by Pebble?
One can claim that the Church takes its time to reform, but isn't that just making excuses for human failures and weaknesses? How many souls are imperiled because those who are supposed to lead and shepherd are slow to act? Replacing bishops does take time, in accordance with the current model for the Roman rite/Western patriarchate. What if we were to have an alternative mode of church government in which bishops of a metropolitan area could recommend that a bishop be replaced because he was not suited to the task? Have we finally hit the limits of the top-heavy model?
Pope Benedict XVI: ON THE SACRED LITURGY AS A SCHOOL OF PRAYER
General Audience: Pope talks about purpose of Second Vatican Council regarding Liturgy
Pope: How the Liturgy can teach us to pray
Pope Benedict XVI: The Liturgy Is a Privileged Area in Which God Speaks To Each One of Us by Deacon Keith Fournier
More:
Pope on Sports Medicine: The dangers of winning at all costs
Pope enjoys an opera based on the life of St. Augustine
Pope Benedict XVI: ON THE SACRED LITURGY AS A SCHOOL OF PRAYER
General Audience: Pope talks about purpose of Second Vatican Council regarding Liturgy
Pope: How the Liturgy can teach us to pray
Pope Benedict XVI: The Liturgy Is a Privileged Area in Which God Speaks To Each One of Us by Deacon Keith Fournier
More:
Pope on Sports Medicine: The dangers of winning at all costs
Pope enjoys an opera based on the life of St. Augustine
New Digital Camo Pattern for the Army?
They should have done it right the first time. After Wasting $5 Billion, the Army Is Eyeing These New Camouflage Patterns
Slate
US News
Ubergizmo
From earlier this year: ADS Unveils Army Camouflage Finalist Patterns
Slate
US News
Ubergizmo
From earlier this year: ADS Unveils Army Camouflage Finalist Patterns
Installation Mass for Archbishop Cordileone
A reminder - it will be on October 4 (the feast of St. Francis of Assisi) at 10 A.M. at St. Mary's Cathedral.
New archbishop: We are called to evangelize and convert
(Meanwhile the former archbishop of Seattle has been appointed administrator of the diocese of Oakland.)
Related:
The new bishop of Orange.
Three California schools make the list (the list of top 50)
New archbishop: We are called to evangelize and convert
(Meanwhile the former archbishop of Seattle has been appointed administrator of the diocese of Oakland.)
Related:
The new bishop of Orange.
Three California schools make the list (the list of top 50)
Radio Ecoshock: Transition Yourself
Program description:
"Ideas from America on starting a Transition Town. Ruah Wennerfelt, Steve Chase & host Mark Helpsmeet in live stage conversation. Plus Greg Pahl, author of "Power from the People, How to Organize, Finance, and Launch Local Energy Projects." Max Keiser & Stacy Herbert on corporate corruption. Music: "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel. Radio Ecoshock 120926 1 hour."
hi/low
"Ideas from America on starting a Transition Town. Ruah Wennerfelt, Steve Chase & host Mark Helpsmeet in live stage conversation. Plus Greg Pahl, author of "Power from the People, How to Organize, Finance, and Launch Local Energy Projects." Max Keiser & Stacy Herbert on corporate corruption. Music: "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel. Radio Ecoshock 120926 1 hour."
hi/low
Just Remembered
It's the last week of the month, which means Rhonda Vincent's show on WSM Radio will be aired - today, in fact. Listen online.
Eugene Genovese passes
From Robert George: Eugene Genovese R.I.P.
May he and his wife rest in peace.
His appearance at CPAC 2010:
Parts 2 and 3.
Edit. Paul Gottfried's tribute
Eugene Genovese in First Things
May he and his wife rest in peace.
His appearance at CPAC 2010:
Parts 2 and 3.
Edit. Paul Gottfried's tribute
Eugene Genovese in First Things
A pleasant American accent
She may be a bit mature, but that's no reason why her way of speaking can't be one model. It's better than the Uhmericans and teens whom you hear on shows like X Factor. Rhonda Vincent's accent is slight, if it's audible at all when she talks normally - I think it is more noticeable when she sings? Still, women from all over the states who grew up in the 70s and 80s probably sound good compared to those (still) growing up today.
Ok, I'll throw in a video of a performance...
Ok, I'll throw in a video of a performance...
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