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House music has always veered between having a sense of humour about itself and being thoroughly up its own arse. Tracks have trodden the very thin line between novelty, kitsch and playfulness - witness the differences between The Prodigy's "Charlie" (which, even at 180bpm, sounds twice as slow now as it did in my head at the time), Urban Hype's "Trip To Trumpton" and plummeting to new depths with Doctor Spin's "Tetris".

Set against this backdrop was N-Trance who are an odd datum on the arc of early to mid nineties techno. Their first demo was an (unreleased?) rave version of the theme tune to kids' tv program "Roobarb and Custard" but in '92 they put out "Set You Free" - a genuine, euphoric, hands in air rave anthem.

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Saw 2012 last night. The storyline was okay, but I have to give it up to the effects. If you shun out reality (though the movie seem real), the flick will give you morbid thoughts on how the world will end up. And begin again.

(Whaddyaknow? The Philippines was wiped out in flood!)

Now, I came across this:

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Fishermen pull a net full of jellyfish out of the ocean off the coast of Kokonogi, Japan.

A blood-orange blob the size of a small refrigerator emerged from the dark waters, its venomous tentacles trapped in a fishing net. Within minutes, hundreds more were being hauled up, a pulsating mass crowding out the catch of mackerel and sea bass.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/15/international/i094115S54.DTL#ixzz0X3KbcwTN

What is the world coming in to?!

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As many of you have noticed, the YouTube Conduit is not working. I am so sorry about this; I know how frustrating it is.

The team is looking into how to get this fixed and I will update you as soon as I hear something. In the meantime, not all is lost... There is a work-around for posting videos.

When you're in the Compose Screen, just click on "embed." Ignore the fact that it says "Widget" before everything because you can definitely use this to embed videos as well. You'll just need to input the embed code from the video, enter a title (if you want) and hit OK.

It might not show up perfectly in your compose screen, but when you hit "Save," your video should appear just the way you wanted it to.

Hopefully this will allow you to keep posting videos while we figure out what's happening on our end.

As always, thanks for your patience.

~daisy

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Ernest Jay Maske

Today is my dad's birthday. At 79, he has been through so much and he still has something important to say. If you've met my father, you know that he is a big people person. He isn't biased and has always been the most easy-going, fair, man that anyone would know. He will also talk to anyone. Even if you aren't paying attention, he'll still talk to you!

Dad

Ernest Jay Maske is a husband,  a father, a grandfather, a friend, a confidant a US Veteran, and an amazing human being who loves the outdoors. Camping, fishing, and etc. You name it, he's probably done it. When my sister and I was small, I can recall my dad bringing us to Boy Scout meetings. We would learn and hear all about the adventures the "boys" did. Even though my sister and I weren't boys, my dad treated us as if we were. We too went camping, fishing and etc. I personally didn't enjoy it, but I loved spending time with him.

To continue, my dad is the most fascinating person. Not that I know very many people, but he has so much to say and so much wisdom behind it. People can sense that my dad has experienced so much. To note, when he was young, he went through WWII. He would tell me stories of his family coping and what he did see and hear to survive. As a young boy you can only imagine how this type of experience would affect him. Thankfully it only made him a stronger person for his future family.

He was always there for his family and friends. He would work hard, be home for the holidays and special events, and be readily available to give his advice/support to help people in time of need. I truly began to know who my father was when our house caught on fire in an accident. This fire caused 3rd degree burns on some of his body while he was trying to save us. Immediately, our friends and family came together to support him. I never knew how much people respected my dad till that day. They all had stories to share and how they wouldn't be there right now if it weren't for him.

I am so terribly grateful that such a person raised me. My humor, my sensibilities, and even my artistic ability I would credit to my dad. He taught me math with chewing gum, he showed me how to build giant lantern stars for the holidays, the proper way to write and to draw, to understand others without bias and so much more. If I listed every single thing my father has instilled in me, I would have to write my own autobiography.

Aww...

I love you very much.

Happy Birthday!

XOXO

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• 09:31 @hbkr こちらは行けませんでしたが、水曜のパーティには参加します！ #
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