1985 Singles # 38 John Fogerty
2 hours ago
Wednesday, 25 May 2011
'...take the world by the tail, pull it down, wrap it around and put it in your pocket'
The following letter was written in 2006 by legendary gravel-voiced musician Tom Waits to a 15-year-old named Colin, in response to a piece of fan mail written by the youngster a few months previous. It was accompanied by a signed photo, also seen below. The opening joke of Waits' charming letter can be explained by Colin's hometown: Palestine, Illinois.
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Image: Colin
TranscriptJun 6, 2006@'Letters of Note'
Colin,
You're from Palestine? How did you find the time to write....given all the trouble you are having with Israel? Good to hear from you, your sister has good taste, so do you. Allow me to formally encourage to write things down, so when you make it you can say, and I can say, I was in your corner all along. Thanks for all your kind words, always good to hear from the younger generation telling me I have value and relevance. Stay at it Colin. Lots of great people come from Illinois because it's so flat you have to dream up everything, that's what my wife says....she's from there, & lots of Presidents are from Illinois. OK Colin go out there and take the world by the tail, pull it down, wrap it around and put it in your pocket.
Warmly,
(Signed, 'Tom Waits')
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Tepco confirms extra partial fuel rod meltdown at plant
Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) has confirmed the meltdown of extra fuel rods in reactors at its damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant.
The company said that the rods were in its Number 2 and Number 3 reactors. Tepco has been trying to contain radiation from the plant, crippled by the 11 March earthquake and tsunami.
The company said that it planned to stick to its timetable of getting the radiation under control by January.
Tepco's announcement came on the same day that a team from the United Nations' atomic watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), kicked off a visit in Japan.
100 hours
Earlier this month, Tepco had revealed that rods at its Number 1 reactor melted down. It was thought that a similar problem had occurred in the other reactors but it was difficult to confirm.
"Based on our analysis, we have reached the conclusion that a certain amount of nuclear fuel has melted down," Ken Matsuda, a Tepco spokesman told the BBC.He said the analysis came from a report that Tepco was required to submit to Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (Nisa).
The spokesman added that most of the fuel from the Number 2 reactor had melted approximately 100 hours after the earthquake, which measured 9 on the Richter scale, struck Japan.
The meltdown in the Number 3 reactor took place about 60 hours after the quake.
Mr Matsuda said the new discovery would not alter Tepco's plans.
The company has said that it wants to reach a "cold shutdown" of the power plant by January, and has been trying to cool the reactors and get the unstable fuel rods back under control.
"This result does not change our work," he said.
Earlier in May, Tepco revealed that the damage sustained by the Number 1 reactor immediately after the earthquake and tsunami was far more severe than initially thought.
Professor Nobumasa Akiyama of Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo said Tepco's new revelation reinforces that idea.In an effort to better understand the current situation in Japan specialists from the IAEA are joining other international experts in Tokyo for a fact-finding mission.
They are expected to submit a report on Japan's handling of the nuclear crisis to present to the IAEA's member states.
The group is expected to visit the Fukushima nuclear plant, though details have not been finalised.
Professor Akiyama said that the IAEA had come under criticism for its reaction to the Fukushima crisis.
"First of all, it has not been able to provide the information on what's going on on the ground," he said. "Secondly, it hasn't been able to provide a prescription for the solution of the crisis."
Mr Akiyama said the nuclear agency would be expected to provide more guidelines for nuclear safety after the visit to Japan this week.
He added that it may need to be beef up its funding and staff if it was going to be able to fulfil its mandate.
@'BBC'
David Sylvian - Died in the Wool (2011 - Albumstream)
David Sylvian will be releasing Died in the Wool — variations on David Sylvian's 2009 release Manafon with the addition of 6 new pieces, including collaborations with acclaimed composer Dai Fujikura, producers Jan Bang and Erik Honoré and a stellar roster of contemporary musicians and improvisers.
Small Metal Gods
Died in the Wool
I Should Not Dare
Random Acts Of Senseless Violence
A Certain Slant of Light
Anomaly At Taw Head
Snow White in Appalachia
Emily Dickinson
The Greatest Living Englishman (Coda)
Anomaly At Taw Head (A Haunting)
Manafon
The Last Days of December
Japan: 18th May; UK/RoW (excl. USA/Canada): 23rd May; USA: 31st May
for more: http://www.davidsylvian.com/
ALBUMSTREAM
ebertchicago Roger Ebert
Question for DSK: Did you notice, or care, that the maid was wearing hajib, the Muslim head covering? Did that signal "consent?"
Question for DSK: Did you notice, or care, that the maid was wearing hajib, the Muslim head covering? Did that signal "consent?"
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou - Live @ The Scala London
Benin’s Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou has been making waves with their afro funk grooves, angular melodies and powerful percussion for decades, embracing traditional Beninese 'Vodoun' rhythms, mixed with funk and soul for a wholly modernised voodoo groove. The band was formed in 1968 and records and plays to this day, although band members have changed over the years, becoming hugely popular in the 70s, and performing alongside Fela Kuti, Miriam Makeba and Angelique Kidjo. Their music output over the years has been extremely prolific numbering upwards of 50 LPs and a hundred 45s, most of which were unavailable outside of their home country. Were it not for enthusiastic record labels such as Strut or Analog Africa, who unearthed their rare recordings over the past years and made them available to record buyers in the rest of the world, they might have slipped into total obscurity. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo also became the subject of a documentary film by French journalist Elodie Maillot which helped to organise their first European tour. To understand what the fuss is all about, immerse yourself in their live performance, recorded at London's Scala. Embrace your inner psychedelic hypnotic afro-beat with Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou!
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Ose
Ma Vie
Assou Yoyo
Gbeti Madjo
Pardon
Passi
Tougbedgé
Houé Towé Houn
Ne Te Fâches Pas
Ou C’est Lui Ou C’est Moi
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