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<title><![CDATA[The Fleetwoods - Mr. Blue]]></title>
<link>http://toosweet4rocknroll.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/the-fleetwoods-mr-blue/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>elena</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Gary Troxel, American vocalist with The Fleetwoods]]></description>
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<p>Gary Troxel, American vocalist with <a title="The Fleetwoods" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fleetwoods">The Fleetwoods</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[De Flashforward, Perry y estadísticas]]></title>
<link>http://thankyouforthemusic.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/de-flashforward-perry-y-estadisticas/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mirentxu</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thankyouforthemusic.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/de-flashforward-perry-y-estadisticas/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[No alcanzo a entender la razón por la que este blog, comparándolo con Pasen, Miren y vean, en el que]]></description>
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<p>No alcanzo a entender la razón por la que este blog, comparándolo con Pasen, Miren y vean, en el que no publico ya practicamente nada, no lo visita ni Perry Mason. Así que voy a probar con algo que se busca estos días bastante en Internet, y es la serie Flashforward. ]En cualquier caso, como no me voy a vender por visitas (oh honradez), recurro por supuesto a un principio bestial que tuvo el capítulo cuatro de esta primera temporada. De fondo, mejor dicho, de protagonista estrella, el &#8220;It&#8217;s oh so quiet&#8221; de la islandesa Bjork versionando a Betty Hutton. Impecable. Eso sí, es fuerte (hay que tener en cuenta el argumento de la serie). Entre el <em>Tajabone </em>senegalés y<em> </em>esto debo tener a todos mis no-lectores-seguidores llorando. Pero ya está, una como Maradona, que me da igual, es el chollo de no tener audiencia: no te debes a ella. Qué tía más independiente.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Always The Good Ones That Have To Die - Best Of October 2009 iMix]]></title>
<link>http://ibemusic.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/is-always-the-good-ones-that-have-to-die-best-of-october-2009-imix/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ibemusic</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ibemusic.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/is-always-the-good-ones-that-have-to-die-best-of-october-2009-imix/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[October was but the music still lives on. Holding on to the present I traveled to the past and immer]]></description>
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<p>October was but the music still lives on. Holding on to the present I traveled to the past and immersed myself in a pool filled with Soul music. Everything makes sense now. Enjoy these bangers and future classixxx and remember to spread the love.</p>
<p>Click on pic for download.</p>
<p>TRACKLISTING:</p>
<li>Woman Of The Ghetto (Marlena Shaw) &#8211;	Marlena Shaw<br />
Anything Worse &#8211;	The Gaslamp Killer<br />
Iamundernodisguise (Alternate Version) &#8211;	School of Seven Bells<br />
Burial (DJ Mehdi Remix) &#8211;	Miike Snow<br />
My Girl Loves Me &#8211;	Shalamar<br />
Hurt So Bad &#8211;	Little Anthony &#38; The Imperials<br />
From The Starts &#8211;	Zambri<br />
Waste Of Time (Dub)	 &#8212; YACHT<br />
Place To Hide (Un Autre Monde By Mirrors) &#8211;	White Lies<br />
Fascination(mmmathias remix) &#8211;	Nightwaves<br />
Sineater(instrumental) &#8211;	iBeat<br />
POP THE GLOCK (Mirwais Pop Remix) &#8211;	Uffie<br />
Ticket Away From Prague &#8211;	HOTCHACHA<br />
Flulyk Visions &#8211;	Voices Voices<br />
(You Know) You Can D &#8211;	Central Line<br />
Keep on Lovin&#8217; Me &#8211;	The Whispers<br />
The Parasite &#8212; 	Eugene Mcdaniels </li>
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<title><![CDATA[Galerie #1]]></title>
<link>http://wevelostcontrol.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/galerie-1/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wevelostcontrol</dc:creator>
<guid>http://wevelostcontrol.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/galerie-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Bonsoir, Voici la publication d&#8217;une première galerie. Photos de Pablo en 2007 lors de sa visit]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Bonsoir,</p>
<p>Voici la publication d&#8217;une première galerie.<br />
Photos de Pablo en 2007 lors de sa visite avec Théodore à Dublin.</p>
<p>La suite en cliquant sur la photo</p>
<div id="attachment_33" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://wevelostcontrol.wordpress.com/galerie-1/"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-33" title="IMGP2854" src="http://wevelostcontrol.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/imgp2854.jpg?w=150" alt="" width="150" height="103" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Tequila</p></div>
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<title><![CDATA[Kiire päivä, jonka kiva ilta kruunasi]]></title>
<link>http://annastinalinden.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/kiire-paiva-jonka-kiva-ilta-kruunasi/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>annastinalinden</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Tänään oli kiire päivä. Heräsin hyvissä ajoin ehtiäkseni proteesipajalle kävelyharjoituksiin, mutta ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Tänään oli kiire päivä. Heräsin hyvissä ajoin ehtiäkseni proteesipajalle kävelyharjoituksiin, mutta sitä ennen piti saada lakanat pesukoneeseen. Suihkutin ja lähdin. Pajalla askelsin fysioterapeutin kanssa ja uutena astuin yhden rappusen ylös ja alas. Tunnin session jälkeen proteesimestari asensi Oscarille uuden jalkaterän, joka  samalla nosti sen korkeutta puolisen senttiä. Uusi jalkaterä on napakampi ja vähän painavampi kuin ensimmäinen.</p>
<p>Kiireesti takaisin kotiin, koska F oli tulossa kahdeksi tuomaan puolestani ostamansa kaupan tuotteet. Nyt mulla on jo yhdet joululahjat veljien lapsille. Joimme pikaisesti kahvit ja hän mennessään otti jätepaperit ulos.</p>
<p>Monivuotinen pikku kiinalaiseni tuli kolmeksi. Hänen kanssaan teimme kotitöitä tunnin verran. Puhtaat lakanat narulle ja toiset vuoteeseen ja sen semmoista. Mennessään hän nappasi bio- ja sekaroskat. </p>
<p>Minä lähdin neljältä Stadiin. Keikuin rollaattorin kanssa ensin hammaslääkäriasemalle maksamaan laskuni. Sieltä Stockmannille, koska kaipasin huulipunaa tai siis vain halusin helliä itseäni. Vihdoin puoli kuudeksi Keskuskadun ravintolaan, jonne oli varattu seitsemänhengenpöytä. Jees. Meitä oli seitsemän vanhaa swissairilaista daamia, jotka vihdoin tapasimme. Söimme hinta- laatu-suhteessa hyvin ja paikkahan valittiin, koska sisään ei ollut rappusia. Taisimme olla aikamoinen seurue? Puhuimme suomea, ruotsia ja &#8220;en guete&#8221; Sveitsin saksaakin kaikkea sekaisin. Muisteloista meidän kaikkien upeimmasta työpaikasta ei meinannut tulla loppua, mutta kaikki hyvä loppuu aikanaan. Oli ihana nähdä kaikki eikä mikään ollut muuttunut. Näkemisiin tammikuussa ladyt.    </p>
<p>Noustessani seisomaan lähteäkseni taxiin oli Oscar puutunut.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[PIERO- MI QUERIDO VIEJO  ]]></title>
<link>http://givemeheadwear.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/piero-mi-querido-viejo/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>givemeheadwear</dc:creator>
<guid>http://givemeheadwear.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/piero-mi-querido-viejo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine from the bay area posted this the other day giving a shout out to fathers. The musi]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>A friend of mine from the bay area posted this the other day giving a shout out to fathers. The music is simply relaxing and pure. When I looked into Piero more I was obliged to share this with the rest of the world. Thanks Chuy!!!!</p>
<p><strong>BIOGRAPHY:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Piero De Benedictis</strong> was born in <a title="Italy" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italia&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhhT42fyIxapEyQwYLPhzOsIWTMdww">Italy</a> on <a title="April 19" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/19_de_abril&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhhSKTm8B4lqjINmS4n57c9BG_Mpsg">April 19th</a> of <a title="1945" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhhxMVUE09prwAE12HIiEsNHr81lWw">1945,</a> came to <a title="Argentina" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhg_U3TV2zmocsCmVlFX6ytSYcczxA">Argentina</a> after 3 years and he and his family settled in<a title="Banfield" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banfield&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhj0FZC8EB88zxmKQj3jpCEQFVv1Uw">Banfield</a> until 1951 when his family moved to <a title="Allen" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhicyTHlb1ezVj1FTdhpUOK-sHiNSQ">Allen</a> where he completed his primary and the music began. She debuted in 1964, Italian singing melodic songs like &#8220;Alla face, face nonna&#8221; and &#8220;Giovanna, Giovanna. In 1969 he won the Third Festival of Song with the theme &#8220;As we are.&#8221; He gradually changing the musical style, to be consecrated as one of the leaders of political protest songs.<span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/x36zzkUB2tc&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/x36zzkUB2tc&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>In 1976 he was exiled first in <a title="Panama" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panam%25C3%25A1&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhgWkz3VM7O6P6MQR5Yy3l_zFZxLuw">Panama</a> and later in <a title="Italy" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italia&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhhT42fyIxapEyQwYLPhzOsIWTMdww">Italy</a> and <a title="Spain" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espa%25C3%25B1a&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhhQhlkKv4xSG4N5Kc1hx0sqShZVgg">Spain.</a> In 1981 he organized &#8220;La Gran Vuelta de Piero&#8221; Microestadio in Atlanta, where he also recorded a double live album: <em>Human warmth.</em></p>
<p>Pointing to a much younger rock in previous phases, Piero had a great year in 1982 filled two works, participated BARock Festival and performed seven shows at the theater filled Opera. It was largely absent from Latin America Solidarity Festival.</p>
<p>Accompanied by José Tcherkaski, performed in 1985 on a tour of <a title="Latin America" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latinoam%25C3%25A9rica&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhiwvHjZV1ERdsGgRYEemF2e_2pMVA">Latin America,</a> which reached its greatest success in<a title="Colombia" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhhQey9_sFv7CAaHWaLGsuK0UpOc6g">Colombia</a> and <a title="Ecuador" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhhqhBp9gFisvYiAqNvNCjGlU37Lrw">Ecuador,</a> where he gathered 80,000 people in total. During that tour took part in a concert to benefit victims of the<a title="Armero tragedy" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedia_de_Armero&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhhQqNbBvjRTLvq6On28fcAEl8leqw">tragedy of Armero</a> (in <a title="Colombia" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhhQey9_sFv7CAaHWaLGsuK0UpOc6g">Colombia),</a> which killed 30,000 people. He played alongside <a title="Julio Iglesias" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Iglesias&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhgo6gI9rtDXRABZZn64YX9GhAYveA">Julio Iglesias,</a> <a title="Joan Manuel Serrat" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Manuel_Serrat&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhiW3ea_iIUmb4cz3dWPXwIEyqGZpg">Joan Manuel Serrat</a> and <a title="José Luis Rodríguez &#34;El Puma&#34;" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%25C3%25A9_Luis_Rodr%25C3%25ADguez_%2522El_Puma%2522&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhh5P7KFmeYnmIqwd2aJuta9eQK_XQ">José Luis Rodríguez &#8220;El Puma&#8221;.</a> That tour was extended through the interior of the country and confirmed his popularity: 70,000.However, his records were not equal success.</p>
<p>Since then, he made sporadic concerts, both in <a title="Argentina" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhg_U3TV2zmocsCmVlFX6ytSYcczxA">Argentina</a> and the rest of the countries of <a title="Latin America" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%25C3%25A9rica_Latina&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhhzNXkP4VLcNPvaYpz7MhuokOhNng">Latin America,</a> although never with the call of yesteryear.</p>
<p>In the middle of the decade of the &#8217;80s protest music left and founded an organic farm near Campana, adolescents with poor families.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/OTXt8zebzRQ&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/OTXt8zebzRQ&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span>In 1995 he turned to the issue of a double album devoted to the rights of children. With the participation of international figures such as <a title="David Gilmour" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gilmour&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhiUdi241Vj2Ux6jHaVGRl-8YMDVGg">David Gilmour</a> <a title="Pink Floyd" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhj2JD53j6pTNocjBDV6jMQFvL5Anw">(Pink Floyd),</a> <a title="Annie Lennox" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Lennox&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhiz2ChY1KIyeXFLv-Gr1wMjLWX3Vg">Annie Lennox,</a> <a title="Joaquin Sabina" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaqu%25C3%25ADn_Sabina&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhiKKa6i7HSEbhg-kvj-NRWWloGdLA">Joaquin Sabina</a> and national level <a title="Leon Gieco" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%25C3%25B3n_Gieco&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhjhYdSK5vnHE4-MWjyTCcAM2Ewqlw">Leon Gieco,</a> <a title="Jairo" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jairo&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhgkAud4kRn2yGE_eNqBF7JkBmeamw">Jairo,</a> <a title="Baglietto" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baglietto&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhiH3t2z27Aj6Dh7lyXn81kxstN-iQ">Baglietto,</a> <a title="Miguel Cantilo" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Cantilo&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhjPAGmpAi9W5kGihFoRX4xEfKdTVQ">Miguel Cantilo,</a> plus the contribution of <a title="Diego Maradona" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhj5cawkaQoZott863zqIgtR2UMbpw">Diego Maradona.</a> The project was declared of national interest and royalties would be donated to <a title="UNICEF" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNICEF&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhhBPMcku9nutfvFfjpWFOGzIrvjQQ">UNICEF.</a> In much of the &#8217;90s lived in <a title="Colombia" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhhQey9_sFv7CAaHWaLGsuK0UpOc6g">Colombia,</a> where he received hands-Colombian citizenship of that country&#8217;s then President <a title="Ernesto Samper" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernesto_Samper&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhjKaY2VtO4hCjnhFhpCN31TI6Tj0A">Ernesto Samper.</a> Following this, he completed three citizenships: Italy, Argentina and Colombia.</p>
<p>In <a title="2001" href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&#38;sl=es&#38;tl=en&#38;u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001&#38;rurl=translate.google.com&#38;usg=ALkJrhgzQqVz5dc7wDWmmcY5MQjQdLiExg">2001</a> he published a new work by themes unedited.</p>
<p>HOPE YOU ENJOY !!!!!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[not fade away]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>marinalacerda</dc:creator>
<guid>http://comeondance.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/not-fade-away/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Not Fade Away foi gravada originalmente por Buddy Holly em 1957.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><em>Not Fade Away</em> foi gravada originalmente por Buddy Holly em 1957.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Who Do You Give Thanks To?]]></title>
<link>http://threesurethingsoflife.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/who-do-you-give-thanks-to/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Blackiswhite, Imperial Consigliere</dc:creator>
<guid>http://threesurethingsoflife.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/who-do-you-give-thanks-to/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The older I get, the more I appreciate Thanksgiving.  Maybe it&#8217;s because it is uniquely Americ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>The older I get, the more I appreciate Thanksgiving.  Maybe it&#8217;s because it is uniquely American.  Yes, I know Canada has a Thanksgiving Day, too, but what comes to mind when you think of Thanksgiving?  That&#8217;s right.  Pilgrims.  And not Pilgrims with that signature lilt in the voice, ending sentences in &#8220;Eh?&#8221; But what I also enjoy is this holiday&#8217;s Christian roots, and the irony of lefties enjoying the holiday without serious consideration to what this holiday is really about.  A time of reflection and giving thanks to God for the extraordinary providence he has bestowed upon us.What&#8217;s that you say?  Only a rube would express thanks to God?  Only a superstitious idiot would do such a thing?  Yeah.  Those Founding Fathers were real idiots, weren&#8217;t they?  Case in point?  Noted foolish Christianist and tyrant, George Washington: </p>
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<p style="text-align:center;">A Proclamation  </p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><em> </em>WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favour; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me &#8220;to recommend to the people of the United States a DAY OF PUBLICK THANSGIVING and PRAYER, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:&#8221;  </p>
<p style="text-align:left;">NOW THEREFORE, I do recommend and assign THURSDAY, the TWENTY-SIXTH DAY of NOVEMBER next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed;&#8211; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable to establish Constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted;&#8211; for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge;&#8211; and, in general, for all the great and various favours which He has been pleased to confer upon us.  </p>
<p style="text-align:left;">And also, that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions;&#8211; to enable us all, whether in publick or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wife, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us); and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.  </p>
<p style="text-align:left;">GIVEN under my hand, at the city of New-York, the third day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine.  <br />
(signed) G. Washington  <br />
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<p>Why, the unmitigated gall!  A sitting U.S. President having the nerve to invoke God in his official capacity as President!  Didn&#8217;t he know that The Constitution contains a &#8220;wall of separation between church and state&#8221;?   Actually, no.  He didn&#8217;t, because the Constitution contains no such thing.  And the <a href="http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9806/danpre.html">private letter </a>of Thomas Jefferson&#8217;s from which this  false doctrine was later transplanted into the Constitution by the Court in the twentieth century wasn&#8217;t yet written.  Jefferson, that noted author of this fabled Constitutional premise , was not even in the country at the time the Constitution was written, as he was serving as the nation&#8217;s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson#Minister_to_France">Minister to France</a>.</p>
<p>This is a time of year for reflection and giving thanks.  I&#8217;m thankful for my family, both the one I was born with, and the one I chose.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m thankful for the Providence God has bestowed in my life, and the Providence that he has bestowed on our nation.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m thankful for second chances, and the fact that we can still abandon the insanity that a reckless minority and our elected officials are inexplicably wedded to, and determined to force us into. </p>
<p>And yes, I will be taking some time over this Holiday on my knees and in audience with the very same Creator that the Father of our country sought in times of adversity and times of plenty.  Why don&#8217;t you join me?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Cyrcle - Red Rubber Ball (Columbia, 1966)]]></title>
<link>http://laesferamusical.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/the-cyrcle-red-rubber-ball-columbia-1966/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Neil Parsons</dc:creator>
<guid>http://laesferamusical.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/the-cyrcle-red-rubber-ball-columbia-1966/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Artista: The Cyrcle Título: Red Rubber Ball Formato: 7-inch single, 45rpm Sello: Columbia Records, I]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chilotareala desirata a (video)clipelor]]></title>
<link>http://cuvintre.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/chilotareala-desirata-a-videoclipelor/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cuvintre</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cuvintre.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/chilotareala-desirata-a-videoclipelor/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nu ma pricep la televiziune nici macar la modul amator. Nu ma pricep tehnic vorbind. Nu stapinesc li]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><!--more-->Nu ma pricep la televiziune nici macar la modul amator. Nu ma pricep tehnic vorbind. Nu stapinesc limbajul specific si nu am fantezii regizorale. Dar stiu ce-mi place si sint sigura ca remarcile mele sint sustinute de bun simt, de experienta ochilor zgiiti la tv si de o oarecare posesie de emisfere cerebrale stinga si dreapta, cu a caror uniune fericita ma laud uneori.</p>
<p> Sint un observator  cindva avid, trecut prin faza indignarii, momentan blazat de atita zappare  sterila. De fapt, nu sterila e cuvintul cel mai potrivit, mai degraba daunator. </p>
<p>Fiind dintr-o generatie mai veche, avind un copil de iubit, dar mai ales, de crescut cum stiu mai bine, “bine” fiind cuvintul cheie, ma zbat ca pestele pe uscat sa-i cultiv (si) simtul muzical. Din pacate, el are déjà 6 ani si singurele sunete armonice –mai mult sau mai putin- pe care le-a procesat sint cele de la radio. Unele dintre CHR-urile noastre dragi, care se asculta, se cauta, se vind ca piinea calda si se bat intre ele mai ceva ca zmeii din poveste. Am gresit refugiindu-ma in lumea mea, cu castile pe urechi, ascultind in mod egoist ceea ce eu credeam ca mi se cuvine exclusiv. In capul meu era ca nu trebuie sa “deranjez restul lumii” cu toanele mele hedoniste. In plus, am un mod foarte ciudat de a asculta muzica: ori o pun pe repeat, ori sar dintr- una in alta, fara sa le las sa se consume, daca simt ca ma consuma, ambele variante fiind cit se poate de enervante pentru posibila audienta. Eu ascult jazz. Funky.Metale grele. Blues. Oldies. Multa chitara. Bass (uuh, so sexy)!</p>
<p>Bun, dupa “preludiul” asta prea lung si pentru o virgina, incerc sa ajung la mesajul din titlu. Din vinovatie asadar, si din nevoia de a compensa si mai ales, a indrepta propriile greseli, am incercat sa caut un post Tv muzical care sa ma ajute in acest demers. Constat inspaimintata si indignata de lipsa de respect prin omisiunea din target pe care mi-o furnizeaza toate televiziunile de profil ca oferta e compusa din: “videoclipuri” vechi, facute cu picioarele, care au sarmul lor si locul bine stabilit in evergreenuri, dar tot cu picioarele ramin facute si cu un sound de faci riduri, ori duduite uleioase care se mingiie intru slava irigarii organului masculin. Toate pe fond negru, toate supra-tencuite, toate cu chiloti si centura, tocuri, ude, uscate, fierbinti-pina-la-overheated, mustind de fetisuri defetisizate si toate, dar absolut toate, cu cadre realizate cu incetinitorul, in timp ce ele inchid ochii, “patrunse” de moment. Acuma…avind creier de femeie, sigur sint mai rea si mai putin ingaduitoare pentru ca pe mine nu ma excita. In absenta altor pretentii de emotii pe care mi le-ar putea stirni, mai ramin cu asta. Daca tot s-a generalizat ca sexul vinde, mie de ce nu-mi vinde nimeni nimic? Sau de ce nu incearca, macar? Bagati-ma si pe mine in prostitutia voastra, daca aveti cu ce…Promit sa platesc cit face.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[สถานี Oldies Music]]></title>
<link>http://musicyes.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/%e0%b8%aa%e0%b8%96%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%99%e0%b8%b5-oldies-music/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>poomkupz</dc:creator>
<guid>http://musicyes.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/%e0%b8%aa%e0%b8%96%e0%b8%b2%e0%b8%99%e0%b8%b5-oldies-music/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Oldies บรรดาแต่สินค้าดีมีการออกเสียงเพื่อ. เมื่อคุณเปิด เพลง โปรดของสถานี oldies คุณจะได้ผลประโยชน์ข]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p> Oldies บรรดาแต่สินค้าดีมีการออกเสียงเพื่อ. เมื่อคุณเปิด <b><a href="http://forum.999load.com/index.php?board=70.0" title="โหลด เพลง">เพลง</a></b> โปรดของสถานี oldies คุณจะได้ผลประโยชน์ของทศวรรษงาน. ไม่เพียงแต่ทำงานในการทำ <b><a href="http://forum.999load.com/index.php?board=70.0" title="โหลด เพลง">เพลง</a></b> แต่งานในรูปแบบ crafted รอบคอบและความทุ่มเทของพนักงาน oldies สถานี <b>เพลง.</b> </p>
<p> <b>เพลง</b> ส่วนใหญ่จาก 1,950 และ 1,960 แห่งประกอบด้วยกระดูกสันหลังของทองโบราณคลาสสิค &#34;สถานีวิทยุ&#34;. คนอื่นๆอาจพิจารณาอะไรเก่ากว่าวันนี้เป็น oldies &#34;&#34; แต่รูปแบบ oldies จริงหมายถึงยุคทองของหินกลิ้ง, 50 และ 60 ของ. Oldies ทองสิอาจขยายจนถึงประมาณ 1,964 เมื่อ Beatles &#34;invaded&#34; สหรัฐพร้อมด้วยสมาชิกอื่นๆของ &#34;การบุกรุก British&#34; เช่น Kinks และพวกเขาเปลี่ยน <b>เพลง</b> ในประเทศนี้ถาวร. </p>
<p> วิทยุรูปแบบสถานีจะขึ้นบ่อยครั้งในรูปแบบ oldies พยายามและความจริง. ผู้จัดการโครงการคิดล่วงหน้าทุกสิ่งที่พวกเขาจะเล่นตารางกรรมการจราจรชั่วโมงของในส่วนของ <b>เพลง</b> และข่าวสาร commercials. Jingles Radio สอดคล้องกับรูปแบบสถานีดังนั้นคุณจะได้ยิน jingles ประเภท oldies ในสถานีวิทยุ oldies. ด่าว่าไม่เพียงคลาสสิคหินกลิ้ง. </p>
<p> ธุรกิจจำนวนมากเลือกที่จะเล่นสถานี <b>เพลง</b> oldies เป็น <b>เพลง</b> พื้นหลังในร้านของพวกเขา. คาสิโนก็เล่นบาง oldies ปกติใน &#34;วันผู้สูงอายุของ&#34; เป็นผู้สูงอายุในปัจจุบันอยู่ในความมั่งคั่งโรงเรียนสูงเมื่อ <b>เพลง</b> ต้นฉบับเป็นที่นิยมในตัวและที่ dances.ผู้โฆษณาที่ต้องการกำหนดเป้าหมายผู้สูงอายุ, 50 และให้เลือกสถานี oldies สำหรับส่วนหนึ่งของการผสมผสานการโฆษณาของพวกเขา. แต่ผู้สูงอายุไม่เฉพาะคนฟัง oldies. ถ้าใช่รูปแบบจะออกสไตล์. </p>
<p> บางสถานี oldies จะทำ dances มี jockeys ดิสก์ของพวกเขาไปอยู่กับนฤตยศาลา. Oldies สามารถเลือกให้เป็น theme สำหรับบุคคลบางหรือกิจกรรมพิเศษ. เพลงได้แล้วสั้นสามนาทีหรือเพื่อเฉลี่ยและสถานีวิทยุสร้างรูปแบบที่มีซ้ำสูงไม่กี่เพลง. โปรดทั้งหมดตลอดเวลาจะเป็นสโลแกนของพวกเขากลับมาแล้ว; วันนี้เป็นระเบิด &#34;จากอดีต&#34;. </p>
<p> คุณจะได้ยินเสียงเพลงในสถานี <b>เพลง</b> oldies รวม singers ใหญ่ยุคของ, Elvis Presley, Danny และ Juniors, Platters, Kingston ไตรยางศ์, Aretha Franklin, สี่ท็อปส์ซู, Frankie Avalon ไขมัน Domino, Bill Haley และดาวหางได้ทิ้งผลไม้เล็กๆ , Little Richard, Jerry Lee ลิว, Buddy Holly และ more. ฮิตทุกที่ทุกเวลา! </p>
<p> วิทยุ Oldiesสามารถพบได้ทั่วประเทศและในร้านออกอากาศใหม่เช่น Sirius Radio ซึ่งแม้ว่าคุณสมบัติ &#34;ทุกช่องทางวิทยุ Elvis&#34;. เฉพาะผู้ชมได้ตามภักดีและบรรดาผู้ที่ต้องการกำหนดเป้าหมายบรรดา &#34;ผู้ชม oldies&#34; สามารถทำได้ง่ายโดยวาง commercials ของทางสถานีผู้เล่น <b>เพลง</b> oldies. </p>
<p> บางคนเล็กกล่าวว่าสนุกฟัง oldies แต่ในความเป็นจริงพวกเขาจะอ้างอิง <b>เพลง</b> จาก 1,970 แห่งและ 1,980 เช่นมาร์แชล Tucker วง, ACDC และAerosmith. แต่ถ้าพวกเขาไปที่บ้านยายของพวกเขาอาจจะนำไป oldies &#34;จริงแต่สารพัด&#34;. </p>
<p>Thanks To :  <a href="http://forum.999load.com/" rel="dofollow" title="999load">เพลง, โหลดเพลง, โหลดหนัง, โดจินแปลไทย,</a> </p>
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<link>http://geezermusicclub.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/the-mystery-of-karen-chandler/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>One of the things I enjoy most about digging into music history is the way the process sometimes leads me into unexplored territory. The latest example occurred while I was putting together a <a href="http://geezermusicclub.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/the-croonerhood-of-mel-carter/" target="_blank">recent piece</a> about pop star Mel Carter and ran across another singer, a mysterious lady who&#8217;d also had a best-selling record of Mel&#8217;s big hit, &#8220;Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me,&#8221; but a dozen years earlier.</p>
<p>At that time the singer was known as Karen Chandler, but she had performed earlier in her career as Eve Young, and was actually born Eva Nadauld. Although her birth date is unknown, she was a native of Idaho who attended Brigham Young University, which might have helped her pick her first stage name. In any case, by the time she made her first documented professional appearance &#8212; singing with Benny Goodman&#8217;s band on a 1946 radio show &#8212; Miss Nadauld was calling herself Eve Young.<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-10215" title="kc" src="http://geezermusicclub.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/kc.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="240" /></p>
<p>Over the next several years Eve Young continued to make a name for herself, first by making more appearances with Goodman and later by working her way into early TV, gaining spots on variety shows like <em>Musical Merry-Go-Round</em>. She also managed to land a recording contract, which led to several successful records, among them &#8220;For You, for Me, for Evermore,&#8221; and &#8220;Cuanto la Gusta.&#8221; At some point along the way she&#8217;d also married arranger Jack Pleis, although the date is uncertain.</p>
<p>By 1950, Eve Young&#8217;s recording contract had expired and she was beginning to cool off a little, but she still continued to show up in key spots from time to time. One of her best was a spotlighted turn on TV&#8217;s <em>Martin and Lewis Colgate Comedy Hour</em>. (You can see her in the video below if you wait out Jerry&#8217;s long introduction).</p>
<p>In 1952 Eve Young decided to completely reinvent herself. She lightened her hair, changed her name to Karen Chandler, and managed to land a new recording contract. Her debut recording for Coral Records, &#8220;<a href="http://home.roadrunner.com/~biggeez//mfiles/Karen%20Chandler%20-%20Hold%20Me.mp3" target="_blank">Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me</a>,&#8221; rose up the charts into the Top Ten and became her biggest seller. It was followed by other solid successes like &#8220;Goodbye Charlie, Goodbye,&#8221; and &#8220;Why?&#8221;, but overall her record sales began to slip.</p>
<p>Trying something a little different, in 1956 she teamed up with country singer Jimmy Wakely on &#8220;Tonight You Belong to Me,&#8221; and the record did well but things pretty much wound down after that. Although she did attempt a brief comeback a few years later, by the late 1960s her career was over and she had disappeared from view.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Karen-Chandler-Meets-Eve-Young/dp/tracks/B001G79Q1U/ref=dp_tracks_all_1#disc_1"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-10187" title="kccd" src="http://geezermusicclub.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/kccd.jpg" alt="" width="60" height="60" /></a><span style='text-align:left;display:block;'><p><object type='application/x-shockwave-flash' data='http://wordpress.com/wp-content/plugins/audio-player/player.swf' width='290' height='24' id='audioplayer1'><param name='movie' value='http://wordpress.com/wp-content/plugins/audio-player/player.swf' /><param name='FlashVars' value='&amp;bg=0xf8f8f8&amp;leftbg=0xeeeeee&amp;lefticon=0x666666&amp;rightbg=0xcccccc&amp;rightbghover=0x999999&amp;righticon=0x666666&amp;righticonhover=0xffffff&amp;text=0x666666&amp;slider=0x666666&amp;track=0xFFFFFF&amp;border=0x666666&amp;loader=0x9FFFB8&amp;soundFile=http%3A%2F%2Fhome.roadrunner.com%2F%7Ebiggeez%2F%2Fmfiles%2FKaren%2520Chandler%2520-%2520Hold%2520Me.mp3' /><param name='quality' value='high' /><param name='menu' value='false' /><param name='bgcolor' value='#FFFFFF' /></object></p></span></p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/FcgxyFZJgcY&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/FcgxyFZJgcY&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
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<link>http://intothegalaxy.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/elmer-food-beat-daniela-1990/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://intothegalaxy.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/elmer-food-beat-daniela-1990/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Oldies]]></title>
<link>http://yahooguyrambler.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/oldies/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>yahooguyrambler</dc:creator>
<guid>http://yahooguyrambler.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/oldies/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[* All I Have To Do Is Dream Everly Brothers * All Shook Up Elvis Presley * Blue Suede Shoes Carl Per]]></description>
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<p>    * Last Kiss  J. Frank Wilson &#38; The Cavaliers<br />    * Louie, Louie  The Kingsmen<br />    * Love Potion No. 9  The Clovers<br />    * Oh, Pretty Woman  Roy Orbison<br />    * Only The Lonely  Roy Orbison<br />    * Peggy Sue  BuddyHolly<br />    * Rock Around the Clock  Bill Haley &#38; His Comets<br />    * Runaway  Del Shannon<br />    * Running Scared  Roy Orbison<br />    * Summertime Blues  Eddie Cochran<br />    * Tell Laura I Love Her  Ray Peterson<br />    * That&#8217;ll Be the Day  Buddy Holly<br />    * The Twist  Chubby Checker<br />    * Then He Kissed Me  The Crystals<br />    * This Magic Moment  Ben E. King &#38; The Drifters<br />    * True Love Ways  Buddy Holly<br />    * Twistin&#8217; The Night Away  Sam Cooke<br />    * Wake Up Little Susie  Everly Brothers<br />    * Whole Lotta Shakin&#8217; Going On  Jerry Lee Lewis<br />    * Who Do You Love  Bo Diddley<br />    * You Send Me  Sam Cooke</p>
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<title><![CDATA[New Podcast Happy Thanksgiving]]></title>
<link>http://beatlerev.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/new-podcast-happy-thanksgiving/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>beatlerev</dc:creator>
<guid>http://beatlerev.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/new-podcast-happy-thanksgiving/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[New Streaming Algorithms for Old Problems]]></title>
<link>http://rjlipton.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/new-streaming-algorithms-for-old-problems/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rjlipton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://rjlipton.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/new-streaming-algorithms-for-old-problems/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A streaming algorithm for the classic Dyck language Claire Mathieu, previously Claire Kenyon, is an ]]></description>
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<em> A streaming algorithm for the classic Dyck language</em><br />
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<p>
Claire Mathieu, previously Claire Kenyon, is an expert in the design and analysis of algorithms, which should be no surprise since she worked as a graduate student with two of the world&#8217;s best&#8212;Philippe Flajolet and Jeffrey Vitter. Claire has done and continues to do some very pretty work on all aspects of algorithms. </p>
<p>
Today I plan to talk about a recent paper of Frédéric Magniez, Claire Mathieu, and Ashwin Nayak on streaming algorithms, and how it relates to work that was in vogue years ago.<br />
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<p>
I recall one day at Princeton when Bob Sedgewick and I had, what we thought, was a great idea. At the time we were working on a front end to <strong>TeX</strong>, which we called &#8220;notech.&#8221; </p>
<p>
Notech was a preprocessor to <strong>TeX</strong> that extended some of the ideas that Don Knuth put into <strong>TeX</strong>: except we carried them to the extreme. Let me explain. Before <strong>TeX</strong> there were other languages that were typesetting languages. One was called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troff">Troff</a>, and was developed at Bell Labs as part of the UNIX project. Troff was not bad&#8212;for example, many textbooks were written with it&#8212;but it had serious limitations. My first typeset paper was done with it, but Troff&#8217;s limits helped drive Knuth to invent <strong>TeX</strong>.</p>
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One of the features of Troff that I hated was that paragraphs were separated from each other by not a blank line as in <strong>TeX</strong>, but by the symbols <i>.PP</i>. This made the raw text very hard to read, in my opinion. In Troff this is how I would have written this paragraph: </p>
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 .PP<br />
One of the limits of Troff that I hated was that paragraphs were separated from each other by not a blank line as in TeX, but by the symbols<br />
.ft I<br />
.PP.<br />
.ft R<br />
This made the raw text very hard to read, in my opinion. In Troff this is how I would have written this paragraph:
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<p>
I will stop here&#8212;the danger of recursion scares me.</p>
<p>
I loved that <strong>TeX</strong> used the obvious rule that a blank line meant a new paragraph&#8212;what else could it mean? Bob and I worked out a series of similar rules each of the form: </p>
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 if you typed something in a &#8220;reasonable way,&#8221; notech would try, via its rules, to guess what you meant, and typeset the material appropriately.
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<p>
Notech was a pretty good guesser, and for years I used it as my own front-end to <strong>TeX</strong>. A notech file was mostly plain text&#8212;thus the name&#8212;except for math formulas. We could never figure out anything that was better than what Knuth invented for math formulas. Although we did use matching <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B%5C%7B%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{\{}&amp;fg=000000' title='{\{}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> and <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B%5C%7D%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{\}}&amp;fg=000000' title='{\}}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> as math delimiters, we left math basically alone. Here is a small part of a paper I wrote in notech:</p>
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 A key lemma for the lower bound is the following:</p>
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Main Lemma: There exists a family of bounded degree directed acyclic graphs {G_n} on {n} vertices and an {\epsilon &#62; 0} so that {G_n} has no {\epsilon n}-segregator with cardinality less than {\epsilon n}.
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<p>
You might ask, what does this have to do with Claire? She is French and is of course fluent in both English and French. One day at a Princeton tea, Bob and I asked Claire a question: are there two words in French that have the same letters, but have different accents? If there were none, or if such words were rare, then we could program notech to automatically add accents to French words. This seemed to us to be a cool possibility, since accents were a pain to do in notech or <strong>TeX</strong>. </p>
<p>
Her initial response was favorable. She said that she could not, immediately, think of any French words with the same letters, that had different accents. Bob and I were excited, and we explained to her that this would allow us to write a program that would supply the missing accents, since they were <i>redundant</i>. </p>
<p>
Redundant did not go over well. Claire walked off and after a few minutes returned with a long list of words that changed with different accents. Our plan was ruined, and she had defended the French language. It would have been a great feature, in my opinion, if accents could be automatically added to a word. I still struggle to get them right&#8212;especially on names. Oh well.</p>
<p>
Let&#8217;s turn to discuss her neat paper on streaming and Dyck Languages, and leave accents behind.</p>
<p>
<p><b> Streaming for Dyck Languages </b></p>
<p><p>
Frédéric Magniez, Claire Mathieu, and Ashwin Nayak have written a pretty paper titled <a href="http://www.eccc.uni-trier.de/report/2009/119/">Recognizing well-parenthesized expressions in the streaming model</a>.</p>
<p>
The language <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B%5Cmathsf%7BDYCK%7D%282%29%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{\mathsf{DYCK}(2)}&amp;fg=000000' title='{\mathsf{DYCK}(2)}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyck_language">language</a> of all properly nested parenthesis expressions over two different types of paired parenthesis.</p>
<p>
The parentheses ( and ) must be paired, and the parentheses [ and ] must be paired. Thus,
<p align="center"><img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%5Cdisplaystyle+%5B%5C%2C+%28%5C%2C+%29%5C%2C+%28+%5C%2C+%29%5C%2C+%28%5C%2C+%29%5C%2C+%5D%5C%2C+%5B%5C%2C+%28%5C%2C+%29%5C%2C+%5D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\displaystyle [\, (\, )\, ( \, )\, (\, )\, ]\, [\, (\, )\, ]&amp;fg=000000' title='\displaystyle [\, (\, )\, ( \, )\, (\, )\, ]\, [\, (\, )\, ]&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /></p>
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<p align="center"><img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%5Cdisplaystyle+%5B%5C%2C%28%5C%2C%5D%5C%2C%29%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\displaystyle [\,(\,]\,)&amp;fg=000000' title='\displaystyle [\,(\,]\,)&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /></p>
<p> is not. More precisely, the empty string is in the Dyck language; and if <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7BX%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{X}&amp;fg=000000' title='{X}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> is in the language, then so is <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B%28X%29%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{(X)}&amp;fg=000000' title='{(X)}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> and <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B%5BX%5D%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{[X]}&amp;fg=000000' title='{[X]}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' />. Yes, there is a language <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B%5Cmathsf%7BDYCK%7D%283%29%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{\mathsf{DYCK}(3)}&amp;fg=000000' title='{\mathsf{DYCK}(3)}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' />, which has three types of paired parenthesis, and <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B%5Cmathsf%7BDYCK%7D%284%29%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{\mathsf{DYCK}(4)}&amp;fg=000000' title='{\mathsf{DYCK}(4)}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> has four, and so on. A simple insight is that <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B%5Cmathsf%7BDYCK%7D%282%29%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{\mathsf{DYCK}(2)}&amp;fg=000000' title='{\mathsf{DYCK}(2)}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> is already the &#8220;general case&#8221; for the streaming problem. </p>
<p>
They prove:</p>
<blockquote><p><b>Theorem: </b> <em> There is a one-pass randomized streaming algorithm for <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B%5Cmathsf%7BDYCK%7D%282%29%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{\mathsf{DYCK}(2)}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{\mathsf{DYCK}(2)}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> with space <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7BO%28%5Csqrt+n+%5Clog+n%29%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{O(\sqrt n \log n)}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{O(\sqrt n \log n)}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> and time <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B%5Cmathsf%7Bpolylog%7D%28n%29%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{\mathsf{polylog}(n)}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{\mathsf{polylog}(n)}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' />. If the stream belongs to <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B%5Cmathsf%7BDYCK%7D%282%29%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{\mathsf{DYCK}(2)}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{\mathsf{DYCK}(2)}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> then the algorithm accepts it with probability <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B1%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{1}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{1}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' />; otherwise it rejects it with probability at least <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B1-n%5E%7B-c%7D%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{1-n^{-c}}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{1-n^{-c}}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> where <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7Bc%26%2362%3B0%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{c&gt;0}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{c&gt;0}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> is a constant. </em></p></blockquote>
<p><p>
They also prove a lower bound that almost matches their algorithm&#8217;s space bound. I really like their result. First, it uses a non-trivial method to manage a potentially large stack, which, I believe, could be used in other streaming algorithms. Second, their result is related to an old language theory result that I will discuss in the next section. I like the connection between the current hot topic of streaming and an old topic. </p>
<p>
Here is a short overview of how they prove their theorem. As usual please look at their paper for the full proof.</p>
<p>
It may help to explain the naïve&#8212;note the accent&#8212;algorithm for determining whether or not a string is in <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B%5Cmathsf%7BDYCK%7D%282%29%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{\mathsf{DYCK}(2)}&amp;fg=000000' title='{\mathsf{DYCK}(2)}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' />. The algorithm uses a pushdown, which is initially empty. I will abuse the definitions a bit and call the pushdown a stack: recall a stack, in language theory, allows more operations that just push and pop.</p>
<p>
The algorithm processes each input symbol in turn; thus, there are four cases based on the current input symbol: </p>
<ol>
<li> The input is (. In this case just push the symbol onto the stack.
<li> The input is [. In this case also just push the symbol onto the stack.
<li> The input is ). In this case check that the top most symbol is a matching (. If it is not, then reject; otherwise, pop off the top of the stack.
<li> The input is ]. In this case check that the top most symbol is a matching [. If it is not, then reject; otherwise, pop off the top of the stack.
</ol>
<p>
When there is no more input, the algorithm accepts if and only if the stack is empty. It is not hard to see that this algorithm works correctly with only one pass over the input. Note, the string
<p align="center"><img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%5Cdisplaystyle+%5B%5C%2C%28%5C%2C%5D%5C%2C%29%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\displaystyle [\,(\,]\,)&amp;fg=000000&#8242; title=&#8217;\displaystyle [\,(\,]\,)&amp;fg=000000&#8242; class=&#8217;latex&#8217; /></p>
<p> will be rejected because at the third input symbol the stack will be
<p align="center"><img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%5Cdisplaystyle+%5Cstackrel%7B%5Cbig+%28%7D%7B%5B%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\displaystyle \stackrel{\big (}{[}&amp;fg=000000' title='\displaystyle \stackrel{\big (}{[}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /></p>
<p> and the input is <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B%5D%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{]}&amp;fg=000000' title='{]}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' />. Since the top does not pair off with the input, rule (4) forces the algorithm to reject. </p>
<p>
Their clever insight is that it is possible to simulate the stack with much less space, than used by the naïve algorithm. Note, the stack can get as large as order <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7Bn%2F2%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{n/2}&amp;fg=000000' title='{n/2}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> in size for a string that is in the Dyck language: just have an input that starts with many ( and [ symbols. </p>
<p>
The key idea is that the contents of the stack can be hashed, and in this manner the space requirements can be reduced from order <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7Bn%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{n}&amp;fg=000000' title='{n}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> to almost <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B%5Csqrt+n%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{\sqrt n}&amp;fg=000000' title='{\sqrt n}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' />. The hashing is not completely straightforward---they need to carefully look at the types of motions of the stack. They must analyze how the stack can move up and down during the operation of the naïve algorithm. See their paper for the details.</p>
<p>
<p><b> The Connection to Language Theory </b></p>
<p><p>
The Dyck language, named for Walther von Dyck, is fundamental to classic language theory. It is a special type of context-free language, called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_grammar">linear</a>, but it is ``universal'' in a sense made precise by the beautiful <a href="http://planetmath.org/encyclopedia/ChomskySchutzenbergerTheorem.html">Chomsky-Schützenberger Theorem</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p><b>Theorem: </b> <em> A language <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7BL%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{L}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{L}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> over <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B%5CSigma%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{\Sigma}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{\Sigma}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> is context-free if and only if for some finite alphabet <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B%5CGamma%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{\Gamma}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{\Gamma}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' />, there is a homomorphism <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7Bh%3A%5CGamma%5E%7B%2A%7D+%5Crightarrow+%5CSigma%5E%7B%2A%7D%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{h:\Gamma^{*} \rightarrow \Sigma^{*}}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{h:\Gamma^{*} \rightarrow \Sigma^{*}}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> such that
<p align="center"><img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%5Cdisplaystyle++L+%3D+h%28D+%5Ccap+R%29+%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\displaystyle  L = h(D \cap R) &amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='\displaystyle  L = h(D \cap R) &amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /></p>
<p> where <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7BD+%3D+%5Cmathsf%7BDYCK%7D%28%5CGamma%29%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{D = \mathsf{DYCK}(\Gamma)}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{D = \mathsf{DYCK}(\Gamma)}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' />, the Dyck language over <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B%5CGamma%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{\Gamma}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{\Gamma}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> and <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7BR%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{R}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{R}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> is a regular language over <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B%5CGamma%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{\Gamma}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{\Gamma}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' />. </em></p></blockquote>
<p>The theorem is, of course, due to Noam Chomsky and Marcel-Paul Schützenberger.</p>
<p><p>
This connection raises some interesting questions between their new streaming result and classic language theory. Can they use their method, for example, to give a streaming bound on all context-free languages?</p>
<p>
I will end this discussion by pointing out that I have already discussed a close relative to the Dyck language. Consider the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_group">free group</a> on <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B2%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{2}&amp;fg=000000' title='{2}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> letters. Given a word from the free group, some words, like <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7Bab%5E%7B-1%7Dba%5E%7B-1%7D%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{ab^{-1}ba^{-1}}&amp;fg=000000' title='{ab^{-1}ba^{-1}}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> would trivially equal <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B1%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{1}&amp;fg=000000' title='{1}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' />. Let us call the language defined by such words <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7BD%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{D}&amp;fg=000000' title='{D}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' />. <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7BD%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{D}&amp;fg=000000' title='{D}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> is like <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B%5Cmathsf%7BDYCK%7D%282%29%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{\mathsf{DYCK}(2)}&amp;fg=000000' title='{\mathsf{DYCK}(2)}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> except that parentheses can cancel in either order: for example,
<p align="center"><img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%5Cdisplaystyle++%5D+%5C%2C+%29+%5C%2C+%28+%5C%2C+%5B+%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='\displaystyle  ] \, ) \, ( \, [ &amp;fg=000000' title='\displaystyle  ] \, ) \, ( \, [ &amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /></p>
<p> is now allowed. Sometimes the language <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7BD%7D%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{D}&amp;fg=000000' title='{D}&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> is called, for obvious reasons, the two-sided Dyck language. </p>
<p>
Zeke Zalcstein and I showed years ago that the following is true: </p>
<blockquote><p><b>Theorem: </b> <em> There is an one-pass randomized streaming algorithm for the language <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7BD%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{D}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{D}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> with space <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7BO%28%5Clog+n%29%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{O(\log n)}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{O(\log n)}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> and time <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B%5Cmathsf%7Bpolylog%7D%28n%29%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{\mathsf{polylog}(n)}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{\mathsf{polylog}(n)}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' />. If the stream belongs to the free group then the algorithm accepts it with probability <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B1%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{1}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{1}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' />; otherwise it rejects it with probability at least <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7B1-n%5E%7B-c%7D%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{1-n^{-c}}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{1-n^{-c}}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> where <img src='http://l.wordpress.com/latex.php?latex=%7Bc%26%2362%3B0%7D%26%2338%3Bbg%3De8e8e8%26%2338%3Bfg%3D000000&#038;bg=ffffff&#038;fg=000000&#038;s=0' alt='{c&gt;0}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' title='{c&gt;0}&amp;bg=e8e8e8&amp;fg=000000' class='latex' /> is a constant. </em></p></blockquote>
<p> Well <i>not exactly</i>. As Frédéric Magniez, Claire Mathieu, and Ashwin Nayak generously point out, we proved a theorem that is equivalent to this, but we proved our theorem before there was a even a streaming model. I discussed our result and its strange history <a href="http://rjlipton.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/the-word-problem-for-free-groups/">here</a>.</p>
<p>
<p><b> Open Problems </b></p>
<p><p>
Is their upper bound tight? More fun might be to try and see what is the streaming complexity of other languages. In particular, what happens for all context-free languages? What about linear ones?</p>
<p>
Why is the Dyck language so much harder in the streaming model than the free group, the two-sided Dyck language? </p>
<p>
Also their stack idea is quite ingenious---can similar ideas be used in other algorithms? </p>
<p>[Some minor updates.]</p>
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<link>http://intothegalaxy.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/the-presidents-of-the-usa-lump-peaches-1995/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>fannyardentetmoi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://intothegalaxy.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/the-presidents-of-the-usa-lump-peaches-1995/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dans la série des oldies, je vais faire un petit tour de mes années lycée. A l&#8217;époque, la musi]]></description>
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<link>http://madnessinprogress.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/momentary/</link>
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<dc:creator>Tudor Scolca</dc:creator>
<guid>http://madnessinprogress.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/momentary/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The most powerful feelings show themselves just for a few moments and they still leave a trace on us]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>The most powerful feelings show themselves just for a few moments and they still leave a trace on us. We do not share these powerful emotions with anyone else, not even with our friends and family. They are secrets deeply carved in the depths of our souls and minds. When they come out, we cannot predict. They are brought by a momentary thought, a flashing image of the past or the present, a phrase, a word, a gesture, a look in someone’s eyes. They feed on our souls and they creep around our minds, making us do hideous or wonderful things. We cannot escape from them when they appear, and we do not want to.</p>
<p>They do not define us, they are alien from our personality, they cannot be identified by someone else as a part of us. We love them, because they are different from who and what we are, they are something which was born within us, but which lies a few thousand light years away from us. We love it because it brings something new to us, or because we simply do not fully understand why is it that we feel in such a manner. We also love it because of such intensity there is no other feeling. In that very instant we feel something of incredible power, something that poisons our mind, it strikes it into an abyss of thought and possibilities and mars it horribly and irreparably. We are hypnotized by it, we transcend into another world of feeling, we succumb to our deepest wishes and we feel the embrace of freedom. We are aware of the consequences brought by acting based on such an emotion; but we do not listen to reason. The sheer power of the feeling overwhelms us. After they disappear and we think about it, we cannot believe what has transpired, what was born, what has crept out of our subconscious thoughts.</p>
<p>Sometimes they haunt us for a very long time by leaving their mark on us. Thus, we come back again and again to them, to try and understand why we felt that way when we did. We will never comprehend it, simply because all there is to understand about them lies in the very moment when we feel them. And in that moment, nothing else matters but that very emotion, that single drop that poisons the mind.</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>?:?:2008</p>
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<link>http://madnessinprogress.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/true-irony/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tudor Scolca</dc:creator>
<guid>http://madnessinprogress.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/true-irony/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We look upon the things that happen in our lives, trying to discern what’s what and to comprehend as]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>We look upon the things that happen in our lives, trying to discern what’s what and to comprehend as much as we can. When our minds are exposed to something that we cannot understand or something that is different from our own sense of perception, a feeling of jealousy appears. We are jealous of the fact that there is something that we cannot comprehend, or simply because it is not shaped as we would shape it. So we try to reach it, to grasp it and to model it in our own image. If we cannot, we destroy it, or we cast it out of our lives.</p>
<p>But what drives this jealousy that invades our little minds? Is it our nature to aspire to something greater than ourselves, to transcend into the point of our origin and to complete the circle that is our existence, thus reaching a point of absolute happiness by understanding it? Or is it the desire to complete ourselves, to transcend to that same point but not take part of it, but to observe it and then become it? Do we become one with God? Do we stab him in the back and take his place?</p>
<p>Whatever the path we take, we like to believe that we become closer to this point by becoming judges and painters of our worlds. We impersonate the divine role poorly, as when we recreate and remodel our lives, we cause pain and destruction in our path, to the ones that are part of our lives and to ourselves. We are blinded by the bright lights we cast, thus we do not see the black abyss that stretches underneath us. This is our paradoxical existence. We ascend to something greater, and at the same time we act as if we were already there.</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p>?:?:2008</p>
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<link>http://gladyshobson.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/as-time-goes-by/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Gladys Hobson</dc:creator>
<guid>http://gladyshobson.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/as-time-goes-by/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Recently, I was invited to take part in a radio programme, shortly to be broadcast, concerned with e]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://gladyshobson.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sdc11526.jpg"><img src="http://gladyshobson.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sdc11526.jpg?w=300" alt="" title="SDC11526" width="300" height="225" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-872" /></a>Recently, I was invited to take part in a radio programme, shortly to be broadcast, concerned with everyday life. In fact, a week&#8217;s diary of events.<br />
I do keep a diary of sorts. Just things quickly jotted down to help me remember what we have done and when, plus unusual happenings and important events — that sort of thing. This &#8216;diary&#8217; is similar but also includes my thoughts and feelings — putting flesh to otherwise boring details?<br />
The word count was quite restricting but good as it cut down on waffle and made me concentrate my mind on the essentials. A good exercise all round.<br />
At the end of the week, I had before me a brief look at my life as I live it now. One of the things that will be evident to some people is that I am greatly blessed. Although others may think I have a rather boring life because I am not, and never have been, part of a &#8216;jet set&#8217;. I enjoy the simple things of life. One of those things is having my hubby read to me each day. A pleasure that unites us by sharing together in &#8216;other worlds&#8217; where mystery and intrigue prevail. Normally we sit within a bay window, close to the garden, so we can have the benefit of the beauty around us. Even the early morning sky, with its mixture of blues, greys and brilliant early morning golden sun, has a wonderful magic — enough sometimes to produce a tear of sheer joy. Such simple things…<br />
But if that was all I had to write about it would seem a dull account. I was also completing my new book, but more than that, we had a medical emergency that interrupted our lives for five days. When we might have been watching Casualty on the TV on the Saturday night, we were sitting in Furness General&#8217;s A&#38;E.</p>
<p>For those interested in my new edition of When Phones Were Immobile and Lived in Red Boxes &#8211; four more chapters and five more pictures — taking the reader to 1980,  it is at the printers and will be on sale in two weeks time. The new edition includes our move up to the Furness area — a step backwards in time?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Shotgun]]></title>
<link>http://beamyourself.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/shotgun/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Because it&#8217;s high waisted pants wearing shotgun buying Jimi Hendrix appearing on TV for the fi]]></description>
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<p>Because it&#8217;s high waisted pants wearing shotgun buying Jimi Hendrix appearing on TV for the first time Friday?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[williamsburg subaru man]]></title>
<link>http://tommycinquegrano.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/williamsburg-subaru-man/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[photo via a test of will Any resident of williamsburg should know this man. Any visitor to williamsb]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tears For Fears Vs Gary Jules - Mad World]]></title>
<link>http://intothegalaxy.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/tears-for-fears-vs-gary-jules-mad-world/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Soirée ciné devant Arte et la rediffusion de l&#8217;excellent Donnie Darko avec Jake Gyllenhaal. J]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Oldies Cafe]]></title>
<link>http://throughmytaste.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/oldies-cafe/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Place: Oldies Cafe Address: 4th floor of Siam Center, Praram 1 Road, Bangkok Phone: 0-2252-2717 Open]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>Place: </strong>Oldies Cafe</p>
<p><strong>Address:</strong></p>
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<li>4th floor of Siam Center, Praram 1 Road, Bangkok<br />
<strong>Phone: </strong>0-2252-2717<br />
<strong>Opening: </strong>10:00 &#8211; 22:00</li>
<li>2nd floor of Jamjuree Square, Bangkok<br />
<strong>Opening: </strong>10:00 &#8211; 22:00</li>
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<p><strong>Food type: </strong>Thai, Italian, Europe</p>
<p><strong>Price/Person</strong>:<strong> </strong>100-200 Bahts</p>
<p>Hands up if you like listening to Elvis,looking at Marilyn Monroe&#8217;s famous photo, drinking milkshakes and most definitely eating delicious food. Well, <strong>Oldies Cafe</strong> is just the right place for you to go and have a nice cosy meal.</p>
<p><strong>Oldies Cafe </strong>has their own many unique milkshakes, all of them look so yummy that I thought to myself, I will try to taste all the milkshake menus here!!</p>
<p>I had their dessert, Waffle with chocolate ice-cream,&#8230; I didn&#8217;t like the whip cream, however, the waffle itself was so nice, for people who likes chewy/sticky kind of waffle!</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="oldies" src="http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/3157/img00568200910021137.jpg" alt="" width="458" height="346" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">The beautifully decorated table</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="oldies" src="http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8458/img00569200910021143.jpg" alt="" width="346" height="458" /><br />
The famous pork-rib with rice and Gaeng Som Cha-om Goong</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="oldies" src="http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/5071/img01311200911181847.jpg" alt="" width="458" height="346" /><br />
Waffle with Chocolate Ice-cream &#60;3</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Visit the <strong>Oldies Cafe</strong> when you feel in need of a 60s feel to your life <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Remembering Randy &amp; The Rainbows]]></title>
<link>http://geezermusicclub.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/remembering-randy-the-rainbows/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Although there were many exceptions, the majority of the groups that specialized in the type of close-harmony singing known as doo-wop fell into two categories. The earliest was the R&#38;B-inspired music that mostly came out of the black urban environment, but close on its heels was the sound of the Italian-American groups, mostly originating in the big Eastern cities. Randy and the Rainbows was just such a group, and their hit &#8220;Denise&#8221; is still one of the most familiar songs from the era.</p>
<p>Randy and the Rainbows was a quintet that originated in the Queens section of New York, and was formed by two sets of brothers joined by another <img class="alignright size-full wp-image-10111" title="rr" src="http://geezermusicclub.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/rr.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="220" />singing pal. By the early Sixties brothers Frank and Dominick &#8220;Randy&#8221; Safuto had already bounced around the New York music scene for a while, as had Mike and Sal Zero. When the four got together and added Ken Arcipowski to the mix, they began to call themselves Randy and the Rainbows, and it wasn&#8217;t long before they were able to make it into a recording studio.</p>
<p>In 1963 they recorded a song written by Neil Levenson, one that was inspired by a friend of his (who actually spelled her name Denice) and that would later become &#8220;Denis,&#8221; a minor hit for Blondie. But as &#8220;<a href="http://home.roadrunner.com/~biggeez//mfiles/Randy%20And%20The%20Rainbows%20-%20Denise.mp3" target="_blank">Denise</a>,&#8221; performed by Randy and the Rainbows, the song would have its biggest success, becoming a Top Ten hit.</p>
<p>Although the group would continue to record after their big hit, and would sell some records with the similar-sounding &#8220;Why Do Kids Grow Up&#8221; (video below), Randy and The Rainbows would never reach the level of their one big song. But through the years the band has come together a number of times and in various configurations, and its members have had some success on the Oldies circuit. Additionally, both Randy Safuto and Mike Zero maintain websites dedicated to their group and its glory days.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/History-Rock-Vol-Randy-Rainbows/dp/B0000008FS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&#38;s=music&#38;qid=1257988547&#38;sr=1-3"><img class="size-full wp-image-9955 alignleft" title="rockcd" src="http://geezermusicclub.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/rockcd.jpg" alt="rockcd" width="60" height="60" /></a><span style='text-align:left;display:block;'><p><object type='application/x-shockwave-flash' data='http://wordpress.com/wp-content/plugins/audio-player/player.swf' width='290' height='24' id='audioplayer1'><param name='movie' value='http://wordpress.com/wp-content/plugins/audio-player/player.swf' /><param name='FlashVars' value='&amp;bg=0xf8f8f8&amp;leftbg=0xeeeeee&amp;lefticon=0x666666&amp;rightbg=0xcccccc&amp;rightbghover=0x999999&amp;righticon=0x666666&amp;righticonhover=0xffffff&amp;text=0x666666&amp;slider=0x666666&amp;track=0xFFFFFF&amp;border=0x666666&amp;loader=0x9FFFB8&amp;soundFile=http%3A%2F%2Fhome.roadrunner.com%2F%7Ebiggeez%2F%2Fmfiles%2FRandy%2520And%2520The%2520Rainbows%2520-%2520Denise.mp3' /><param name='quality' value='high' /><param name='menu' value='false' /><param name='bgcolor' value='#FFFFFF' /></object></p></span></p>
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