will share with participants perspectives on what has been learned about Zen practice and the brain, how this research is relevant for practice, and how experienced practitioners can help sharpen the research questions being asked. During the retreat, discussion and presentations are integrated with Zazen practice.  January 16-20, 2008, at Upaya in Santa Fe. Click here for a PDF with more info.

aqian100321 Lifehacker Top 10: Top 10 Quicksilver Plug-ins Open source Mac utility Quicksilver isn’t just an application launcher—it’s a comprehensive keyboard interface. Launching applications and documents is just Quicksilver’s gateway drug: The more you get used to doing things with Quicksilver, the more things you want to do with it. Nice article. I have been using QS for years. No dock for me. Superfast launching of any app, looking up things, and moving stuff – especially moving. Check out this Google Talk by the inventor of QS. Terrible speaker, but great ideas.

Calligraphie arabe, arabic calligraphy, Hassan Massoudy 17 J’aime une fleur lente à s’épanouir. I love a flower that is slow to blossom. Amo un fiore che si schiude lentamente. Amo una flor que se abre lentamente. Ich mag eine Blume, die sich langsam entfaltet Thanks AG

The Nobel Committee has requested Charles Lloyd and SANGAM, with Zakir Hussain and Eric Harland to perform during the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo on December 10th. Charles Lloyd, tenor, alto sax, bass, alto flute taragato, piano Zakir Hussain, tabla, voice, percussion Eric Harland, drums, percussion, piano They could not have picked a finer man or musician.

You’d think that a group of people as property-obsessed as the recording industry would understand the desire to own one’s music collection and have all the rights to it that copyright normally confers on those who buy copyrighted works — like the right to sell, edit. adapt, loan, modify, etc. All the stuff the law give law-abiding customers who buy stuff.

Why s this so hard to understand? A digital file does not equal STUFF, you know, things you put in your bag or carry with you or place in a drawer. A song in mp3 form is not the same as a song on a CD and therefore the same rules cannot apply. 

The New Yorker For a long time, music sites supplied MP3s that transmitted data at a 128kbps; this omits about ninety per cent of the data found on a CD. Everything came out sounding a little scrawny—not so bad if you’re getting the Sex Pistols but unfortunate for Mahler.

aqian100315 TOUR REPORT Sound check at 2pm. Show at 8:30pm. Le Spectrum is a Club, not a theater, and the management has left space in front of the stage for dancing. Within the span of 4 songs people start dancing. The atmosphere is fantastic and I can see that the whole band is getting caught up in the great mood of the moment.

The second set is happy, and exuberant, and the band gets as much joy from watching the smiling, dancing, standing, clapping audience, as they are getting from our music. A performance is a closed feedback loop. Undoubtably one of the highlights of the tour.melophobe | Ottmar Liebert – The Aladdin Theater (Portland, OR; July 26th, 2009)

I have been a fan and a collector of his albums ever since I can remember, but had never had the chance to see him live. I knew this opportunity would let me remember how amazingly talented of a musician and composer he is, but never did I think he would move me as much as he did.

You can read the whole review here – with nice slideshow! Ottmar Liebert – Tour Schedule: Fall 2009 – Luna Negra Nov 14 This is true for playing a musical instrument, but applies to everything else as well, I think. Practicing creates familiarity. Familiarity creates intimacy.When we practice playing a piece of music or a scale, we train our brain by using our body. We scrub those neural pathways by moving our fingers. And that creates space.

The mint is so calm and cool, and the punches of fluorescent red are so fun. I love the gigantic fluffy tassels too. This is a sort of violent shade of orange, but it’s simple otherwise so not too overboard. Not my favourite though, it came bundled with some others.

aqian100314 Scarves – What The Shawl Represents! Shawls. People in modern times have been using the shawl for decades both as a fashion statement and for various functional purposes. The shawl has made waves time and time again in the fashion industry as a stylish and elegant accessory to suits or Jovani prom dresses. On top of that, shawls never lacked functionality as they can be used to cover the head, neck and face as a protection from the elements or as a source of warmth.

However, many people are not aware of the rich cultural heritage behind this piece of clothing nor do they understand what does the shawl represent. Shawls have been used throughout the world and in different cultures for various purposes ranging from adornments to religious purposes. rOriginating from Persia during ancient times as a colorful adornment to clothing, the use of shawls spread throughout Asia and was adapted by various cultures. The use of silken shawls became popular as silk were developed and distributed from China,a large shawl that is wrapped around the waist and over the shoulder and is made of various colorful materials.

rOther cultural connotations of the shawl include the head wraps used by the African-American slaves in the United States, using the lightweight kerchiefs from India. Some military units in various countries like Croatia use the scarf as part of their uniform paraphernalia, while suburban gangs in America, Europe and Asia have adopted these clothing as part of their gang “colors”. scarf. People in modern times have used the scarf as a fashion statement both decades and for different functional purposes. The scarf has waves from time to time in the fashion industry as a stylish and elegant accessory for clothing or clothing. On top of that, never missing functionality scarves as they can be used for the head, neck and face as protection against the weather or as a source of heat to cover.rHowever, many people are unaware of the rich heritage behind this piece of clothing or understand what the scarf represents. 

a large shawl that is wrapped around the waist and over the shoulder and is made of various colorful materials.

rOther cultural connotations of the shawl include the head wraps used by the African-American slaves in the United States, using the lightweight kerchiefs from India. Some military units in various countries like Croatia use the scarf as part of their uniform paraphernalia, while suburban gangs in America, Europe and Asia have adopted these clothing as part of their gang “colors”. scarf. People in modern times have used the scarf as a fashion statement both decades and for different functional purposes. The scarf has waves from time to time in the fashion industry as a stylish and elegant accessory for clothing or clothing. On top of that, never missing functionality scarves as they can be used for the head, neck and face as protection against the weather or as a source of heat to cover. rHowever, many people are unaware of the rich heritage behind this piece of clothing or understand what the scarf represents.

There are people out there to be bullied! There is safety gear to be sold! Millions to be made!

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aqian100310 Very funny post with a nice dig at Treehugger! Why text messages are limited to 160 characters | Technology | Los Angeles Times Alone in a room in his home in Bonn, Germany, Friedhelm Hillebrand sat at his typewriter, tapping out random sentences and questions on a sheet of paper.As he went along, Hillebrand counted the number of letters, numbers, punctuation marks and spaces on the page. Each blurb ran on for a line or two and nearly always clocked in under 160 characters.That became Hillebrand’s magic number

sites because at the end of the day it’s now doing more harm than good in the bigger picture and the experiment seems to have yielded a result. Idiots rule,” he said.Reznor is very forthright about the kind of idiots he has in mind. For him, they have ruined the beauty of eschewing record companies in favor of direct contact with real people out there.

In the NIN forum Raznor also wrote:Online communities, etc.I had thought a while ago about attempting to start a mainstream public forum that required real verification of it’s participants for purposes of context.The idea was to have a place where you can actually discuss whatever and have some idea of who you’re conversing with.Hm, kinda like Ottmar-Friends… 

sites because at the end of the day it’s now doing more harm than good in the bigger picture and the experiment seems to have yielded a result. Idiots rule,” he said.

Reznor is very forthright about the kind of idiots he has in mind. For him, they have ruined the beauty of eschewing record companies in favor of direct contact with real people out there.

In the NIN forum Raznor also wrote:Online communities, etc.I had thought a while ago about attempting to start a mainstream public forum that required real verification of it’s participants for purposes of context. The idea was to have a place where you can actually discuss whatever and have some idea of who you’re conversing with.Hm, kinda like Ottmar-Friends…