Sascha Majcenic
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On the curvaceous road to enlightenment, trying to appreciate the potholes, looking at the road-side flowers and listening to my funky beat.
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Tweets
- @HAElifestyle Looking forward to your event tomorrow. Very cool idea and location.May 21, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Urge the U.S. government to propose an ban on polar bear trafficking: NRDC's Save BioGems http://t.co/vNSEJ6lF
- I currently #love Les Disques de mon père by Youssoupha. Listen to it on #lastfm: http://t.co/XVDt4qLk Amazon: http://t.co/wBUJ29a6
- @SirajNuri yeah, you must be well tuned into your intuition. Ninjasonik is like NYC's Odd Future, but for older folks. Was quite good tho.
- @SirajNuri On another note. Just watching Ninjasonik perform. I don't understand their allure... Great night though for a $5 cover.
- @SirajNuri Laid low for a while... Funny you should contact me now, since I'm just about to get out there again. ;-)
- @SirajNuri Sak pase? At Hannibal Buress stand-up special in Williamsburg. Night owl session?
- Totally on the #African sounds tip today. Hot mixtape: Africa Is The Future Meets Akwaaba Music http://t.co/M4Oqsb80
- Giant banjos from Southeast Congo on The Karindula Sessions (http://t.co/7Pnt4yq8): ♫ Beggars' Banquet by Bana Simba http://t.co/4YDucvz3
- I currently #love Konono Wa Wa Wa by Konono Nº1. Listen to it on #lastfm: http://t.co/Ufz9a6LL Amazon: http://t.co/YvsB04kn
- Turns out @MOGdotcom beats @Spotify hands down when it comes to African music.
- Listening to the fantastic http://t.co/FL1IyJBF radio inspired this playlist: ♫ African contemporary underground http://t.co/9uZ6ltc0
- Edited my favorite playlist: ♫ #NowPlaying Rock and Funk classics from Africa, a playlist on @mogdotcom http://t.co/1RX3Nfal
- After 40 years this formerly obscure early Afro Rock record is re-released and it's still smokin: Edzayawa http://t.co/OcMD5YCq
- I currently #love Run Weh by Busy Signal. Listen to it on #lastfm: http://t.co/lOZBxgSn Amazon: http://t.co/fTc9nY6G
- Home alone on a Saturday night? Blast this over your speakers and try not to move: new Angolan dance music by Batida http://t.co/vX1uvLOJ
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Posts
- Jan 15, 12
A couple of impressions from their first show at the Knitting Factory Brooklyn. The pics don't really capture the awesome visuals, much less the musicianship of course.
- Dec 05, 11
I strolled by Rockefeller Center tonight to revel in some tourist vibes. Don't you dare say the tree has been over-decorated! The hundreds of sparkling lights are not even visible on the pictures!
- Nov 30, 11
The biggest single target has been the Clean Air Act, which House Republicans have attacked in 61 separate votes on the House floor." http://democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?q=news/energy-commerce-republicans-vote-to-exempt-arsenic-heavy-metals-and-industrial-mining-operation
- Jun 09, 11
Really liked the vibe in my neighborhood after the rain tonight, so I made a little video: Bushwick rooftop 360° view
- Jan 20, 11
I'm a sucker for cafes and NYC has become a very exciting place for people like me in the last few years. There are a ton of independent cafes now that take their coffee seriously and go to great lengths to create the "perfect" cup. It has gotten to the point already where you can have your Joe prepared in a $20,000 brewer, a multi-stage siphon, or even choose how you want your cup brewed (drip, French Press, cold infusion, etc.).
Long story short, welcome Bourbon Coffee! A Rwandan-owned not-yet full-fledged chain that only sells coffee sourced directly from growers in Rwanda and has just opened a gorgeous shop on 14th St (betw. 5th & 6th Ave). This is their second location in the US, with Washington, D.C. being their first.
However what has been lacking are cafes that build on the regional origin of their beans. Out of the hundreds of Starbucks, hipster chains and indie shops in NYC there are very few cafes that draw a direct line to the region(s) where the coffee was grown. I only know of a Brazilian cafe in Gramercy, there used to be a couple of Juan Valdez cafes (Colombian) and one little African shop in Hell's Kitchen called BKoffie (already closed) which was the first to have a French Press-to go cup (ingenious invention).
Rwanda is known for some of the best coffee in Africa (second only to Ethiopia in my opinion) and Bourbon Coffee offers a rotating selection of two varieties daily accompanied by an as of yet small selection of food items. However their pastries are baked on location and the chocolate croissant I tried was delicious.
Next to the coffee the interior design is another reason to check this place out. It's cozy yet stylish and proudly displays African paintings, slogans in Rwandan, and traditional woven bowls; it has a variety of seating arrangements with one big communal table, high tables with stools, and comfy chairs along the big window front. Internet access (wifi) was one day away at the time of this writing. The only thing I would add is some contemporary African music in the background (with CDs for sale) and this could become THE paradigm how to market an African business in the States. Bourbon Coffee's flyer even proudly states that their vision is "to stand as a symbol of a new era in African economic development." Well then, let's fill this symbol with life and
forego your next visit to Starbucks and support this truly African business! - Jan 18, 11
Have you ever been in love with a plain-old super market?
I also found the most popular mineral water of Slovenia (and arguably one of the world's best) "Radenska" and it is only $1.30 for a big bottle. Oh, what a smooth, mineral-rich delicacy, with just the right amount of carbonation. And there was more on the same aisle: Ajvar (hot paprika ketchup, great with grilled meats), and some Polish food specialties and this amazing Lager "Tyskie", brewed since 1629, all very cheap and unexpected in this predominantly Latin neighborhood.
Sounds crazy I know, but imagine yourself in a far-away country, all of a sudden stumbling over food items in a neighborhood grocery store that you had the last time when you were a child.
Cupid's arrow struck me today as I was walking down an isle at Food Bazaar in Bushwick, Brooklyn. First I couldn't believe my eyes, but there it was, "Napolitanke" by Kraš. A thin wafer candy made in Croatia, whose design and flavor has remained unchanged for decades, going all the way back to the long lost time when there was a Yugoslavia proper.
For me spoiled Capitalist brat growing up in Germany, that was the only candy worth bringing home from family vacations to Yugo in the 80's. And now I can have it anytime, and about 7 varieties of it, for $2.20 a box!
However North of here, in Ridgewood, there is an enclave of Slavic folk, mostly Polish, but also some Czech and Slovaks. That must account for the ex-Yugo food. I assume "Napolitanke" was one of Yugoslavia's most popular exported goods to Eastern Bloc countries. It's still amazing to me though to have cheap access to food specialties from Latin, Caribbean, and Eastern European countries, and all at very affordable prices.
Gotta love the immigrant neighborhoods of Brooklyn! Bushwick te amo! ;-)
Some of my (cheap and priceless) treasures: - Jan 14, 11
Keep them coming @afrobeatles! This one is very smooth, especially when MJ kicks in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpYBw2lRDyE
- Jan 05, 11
Great example of what a single YouTube posting can accomplish. This video got over 1 million views in less than 1 day since it was posted on Monday the 3rd, and Ted Williams, the homeless man with the golden voice, has reportedly already been offered a position at the local radio station.
- YouTube video was removed from YouTube, then reposted - (Columbus Dispatch explanation of what happened)
Update:
After getting another 11 million views on its 2nd day on YouTube the video's been transferred to The Columbus Dispatch, the newspaper for which the "discoverer" of Ted Williams, a Mr. Doral Chenoweth III (yes, he's the third), works for.In the meantime, Ted Williams got on a local radio show on Tuesday where he was offered a job with the Cleveland Cavaliers. His first national TV interview on CBS followed the same day. The media tried to dig stuff up from his past criminal record, and some complained that the story was being exploited to push the "american dream" angle of this story.
NBC, in a shrewed move, got a hold of Ted Williams in Ohio on Wednesday and flew him to NYC. CBS thought it a good move to in turn pick up his mom and drive her to LaGuardia when her son's plane was supposed to land, resulting in some awkward conversation with his mom when they got stood up because NBC had whisked away Ted Williams right after he had landed, having apparently gotten wind of CBS's move.
Yes, you read right, NBC did not let Ted Williams see his mom after 20 years, who presumably already was at the airport at the time of his arrival, because NBC didn't want CBS to get footage of him in before his appearance on the Today Show... Read more on how the two stations were fighting each other.So finally, after multiple appearances on the Today Show this Thursday morning, both networks agreed to share cameras at the re-unification of Ted and his mom. I have to admit though that NBC was overall quite respectful and generous to Mr. Williams. To hire a psychologist to help him handle the stress is a nice move and more helpful than any luxury hotel suite or new clothes (which they apparently haven't gotten him yet; he has to after all still look like he was just picked up from the streets). He is also set up with an agent who fields various job offers and will hopefully help him get a full-time, decently paying gig.
If you want to get better information than the superficial, albeit heart-warming interviews the networks provide, go over to the Columbus Dispatch's video section that has done some real journalistic work. Go to minute 8:10 in the Chenoweth interview for the real background story. You'll hear that the video was actually shot 6 weeks ago to be published on a slow news day, and more on how NBC and CBS are handling Ted and his mother.
Good luck to Ted Williams and may we all learn from this to be decent human beings ourselves next time we're approached by a homeless person.
- Dec 24, 10
- Dec 14, 10Gawker Media, the company behind popular blogs such as Gawkwer, Lifehacker, Gizmodo, and many more, has experienced a security breach on the weekend where over 1 million of its accounts, user e-mails and passwords, were copied by intruders. (See their e-mail below.)If you are a registered user with one of those sites, and have used the same password at many different sites, you are potentially in big trouble. You can check over at this page on Slate if your account was among the ones who are now available to anyone and their 12-year old cousin on the torrent network.The combination of your e-mail and the retrieved password you used at a Gawker site would provide the intruders access to all your other accounts with the same e-mail/password setup. If your e-mail account has the same password, it could be taken over and used as a spam account. Even worse, if someone is really malicious, they could reset your passwords on your bank's website, since once they're in your mail account, figuring out which banks you have accounts with is trivial. Granted, banks usually have a few extra security checks, but if your security questions are weak, someone could figure out the answers with a few Google searches and maybe a $1 or $2 investment for a background check.Just remember that online you are only as secure as your weakest, and most over-used password. That's why it is time for you to start using a password manager. With them you only have to remember 1 master password to log into the application, and from then on you can change all your identical, and insecure passwords to individual and secure ones (at least 12 characters long) and not have to worry about forgetting them.My recommendation for this is Lastpass which integrates with your browser, encrypts all your passwords locally, and keeps an encrypted copy on the Lastpass server, so you can access it from anywhere. It takes a certain leap of faith to trust that Lastpass doesn't actually know your master password, but a few people have looked at the traffic and verified that Lastpass does not receive your actual master password (see here for a traffic analysis). Furthermore, if the servers at Lastpass should be compromised, all the intruders will see is useless data. You can even increase security by turning on the free multi-authentication function. That way you can restrict logging into your Lastpass account to specific devices only. Lastpass is chock-full of other features, free for browsers, and $1/month for mobile devicesAnother solution is the open-source software Keepass. It is not as feature rich as Lastpass, but somewhat expandable with available plugins which enable automatic login. The syncing of your password database across computers can be accomplished with a Dropbox account (here's how).There are other password managers of course, and you can compare the most popular ones in this top 5 list, but Lastpass and Keepass are free and simple enough for the beginner, while at the same time feature rich and customizable.I do not recommend the password managers built-in your browser. They are generally vulnerable since they store your passwords unencrypted by default.UPDATE: Gawker now recommends installing Lastpass to audit and update your passwords. The "security challenge" of Lastpass is an easy way to find all your insecure passwords.I hope this incident can convince anybody who's still on the fence, to finally start using a password manager. It will take a little time initially to come up with a secure master password and then change all your insecure passwords at your various accounts, but once that's done you'll be using secure passwords everywhere and logging in with one-click. Any security breach on one site will only affect that site and not endanger other sites you use (especially your e-mail and financial sites). And best of all, you only have to remember ONE password from now one (which you can make as complex and change as often as you like).
Lifehacker has an FAQ on the implications of the security breach and here's Gawker's e-mail about notifying their users about the security breach:From: "Gawker Media" <help@gawker.com>
Date: December 13, 2010 8:59:37 PM EST
To: <xxx@mail.com>
Subject: Gawker Comment Accounts Compromised -- ImportantThis weekend we discovered that Gawker Media's servers were compromised, resulting in a security breach at Lifehacker, Gizmodo, Gawker, Jezebel, io9, Jalopnik, Kotaku, Deadspin, and Fleshbot. As a result, the user name and password associated with your comment account were released on the internet. If you're a commenter on any of our sites, you probably have
several questions.We understand how important trust is on the internet, and we're deeply sorry for and embarrassed about this breach of security. Right now we are working around the clock to improve security moving forward. We're also committed to communicating openly and frequently with you to make sure you understand what has happened, how it may or may not affect you, and what we're doing to fix things.This is what you should do immediately: Try to change your password in the Gawker Media Commenting System. If you used your Gawker Media password on any other web site, you should change the password on those sites as well, particularly if you used the same username or email with that site. To be safe, however, you should change the password on those accounts whether or not you were using the same username.We're continually updating an FAQ (http://lifehac.kr/eUBjVf) with more information and will continue to do so in the coming days and weeks.Gawker Media - Dec 02, 10
The World Music Charts Europe is one of my favorite ways to keep up with the latest and greatest releases in the so-called world music scene. The charts are compiled monthly through a survey of dozens of radio journalists all across Europe who host their own world music programs. These charts have nothing to do with sales numbers; the only measure is how much an album is liked by these dedicated global music lovers.
I highly recommend signing up for their monthly newsletter so you’ll always know about phantastic new music releases that are usually not promoted on TV or mainstream radio stations.Every end of the year WMCE compiles a chart of their favorite 200 albums of the year. For anyone who wants to jump into the global music scene, this is a great starting off point. A lot of my favorites are further down in the list, so don’t go strictly by chart position. Check out the list below and discover new music spanning Angolan Kuduro (Dance Mwangolé), Brazilian avant-pop (CéU), Colombian Hip-Hop (Choc Quib Town), Malian-Cuban fusion (AfroCubism), Eastern European gypsy brass crossover (various albums), US-Middle Eastern Gypsy crossover (Balkan Beat Box), Eritrean soul music (Asmara All Stars), Slovenian Balkan pop (Magnifico), and much much more.
There is so much amazing music out there and so many cross-cultural projects being recorded, which might lead to the creation of entirely new styles, that I think you owe it to yourself, as the lover of music that you are, to sample some of these albums. The world is filled with phantastic music, go and explore the treasures of human expression!
See the entire list after the jump.The following list has been copied from the monthly WMCE newsletter. The full list will be searchable soon at giftmusic.de/wmce.World Music Charts of Europe 2010
Compiled by Johannes Theurer on behalf of the Worldmusic Workshop of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)The top 200 of 866 nominated records:
- RISE AND SHINE - Cumbancha
artist: Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars - Sierra Leone - HANDMADE - Blue Note
artist: Hindi Zahra - Morocco/France - ALI & TOUMANI - World Circuit
artist: Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate - Mali - SHOUKA - Nubenegra
artist: Mariem Hassan - Western Sahara/Spain - DJITOUMOU - Lusafrica
artist: Idrissa Soumaoro - Mali/France - MUN - Rockadillo Records
artist: Wimme - Finland - JAMM - World Circuit
artist: Cheikh Lo - Senegal - AFROCUBISM - World Circuit
artist: Afrocubism - Mali/Cuba - ORO - World Connection
artist: Choc Quib Town - Colombia - I SPEAK FULA - Outhere
artist: Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - Mali - KOLI - Rockadillo
artist: Piirpauke - Finland - NKOLO - World Village
artist: Lokua Kanza - D.R.Congo/France/Brasil - LISTEN TO THE BANNED - Freemuse/Grappa
artist: Various Artists - various - VAGAROSA - Six Degrees
artist: Ceu - Brazil - CHOPIN ON CONTINENTS - CM
artist: Maria Pomianowska and friends - Poland - LERO LERO - Cumbancha
artist: Luisa Maita - Brazil - OPA HEY! - Asphalt Tango Records
artist: Kottarashky - Bulgaria - MAMBO SKA - Casino Sounds
artist: Ska Cubano - UK/Cuba - ADAGH - Glitterhouse Records
artist: Tamikrest - Mali - OYO - Naive
artist: Angelique Kidjo - Benin - SMOD - Because
artist: SMOD - Mali - MOUNQALIBA - IN A STATE OF REVERSAL - World Village
artist: Natacha Atlas - UK - FANTASIATANGO - Texicalli
artist: Johanna Juhola - Finland - ERITREA'S GOT SOUL - Outhere
artist: Asmara All Stars - Eritrea - AL-MARAYA - Galileo MC
artist: Al Andaluz Project - Germany/Spain - DELI - Chapa Blues/Naive
artist: Victor Deme - Burkina Faso - ASSUME CRASH POSITION - Crammed
artist: Konono No- dem.Rep.Congo - MUZIKR - World Village
artist: Carlou D - Senegal - RAINY SEASON BLUES - Glitterhouse Records
artist: Lobi Traore - Mali - PESEBRE - Crammed
artist: Axel Krygier - Argentina - NHA SENTIMENTO - Lusafrica
artist: Cesaria Evora - Cape Verde - TANGO - Universal
artist: Gotan Project - France - GHANA SPECIAL: MODERN HIGHLIFE, AFRO SOUNDS & GHANAIAN BLUES - - Soundway Rec
artist: Various Artists - Ghana - LA BODEGA - Astar
artist: Toto La Momposina - Colombia - MAGNIFICATION - Piranha
artist: Magnifico - Slovenia - EN PARIS - LIVE A FIP - World Village
artist: Lila Downs y la Mysteriosa - Mexico/USA - MOMENTOS - Galileo MC
artist: Dulce Pontes - Portugal - ESTE MUNDO - Cumbancha
artist: Rupa & The April Fishes - USA - DJEKPA LA YOU - Contre-Jour
artist: Dobet Gnahore - Ivory Coast - YES WE CAN - SONGS ABOUT LEAVING AFRICA - Outhere
artist: Various Artists - various - LA DIFFERENCE - Emarcy/Universal
artist: Salif Keita - Mali - LHASA - WMI/Warner
artist: Lhasa de Sela - Canada/USA - BOTH SIDES OF THE AEGEAN - Doublemoon
artist: Hüsnü Senlendirici + Trio Chios - Turkey - ONCE UPON A TIME IN SENEGAL - Stern's Africa
artist: Etoile de Dakar featYoussou N'Dour - Senegal - DEVLA - Piranha
artist: Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar - Serbia - NINA PEZ - GR
artist: Lara Bello - Spain/USA - GHALIA BENALI SINGS OM KALTHOUM - Music & Words / Zimbraz
artist: Ghalia Benali - Tunisia - BLUE EYED BLACK BOY - Crammed Discs
artist: Balkan Beat Box - USA/ Israel - CHAMBER MUSIC - No Format
artist: Ballake Cissoko & Vincent Segal - Mali/France - PALENQUE PALENQUE CHAMPETA CRIOLLA & AFRO ROOTS IN COLOMBIA - Soundway Rec
artist: Various Artists - Columbia - PICK A DREAM - Sakifo Records
artist: Tumi & The Volume - Southafrica - UTOPIA - Eastblok
artist: Markscheider Kunst - Russia - TRICOTA - Galileo MC
artist: Otros Aires - Argentina - AVEN BACHTALE - Indies Scope
artist: Ida Kelarova - Czech Republic - SCENT OF REUNION - Kirkelig Kulturverksted
artist: Mahsa Vahdat & Mighty Sam McClain - Iran/USA - HELSINKI-SHANGRI-LA - XO Records
artist: Paleface - Finland - SIDIBA - Mali
artist: Bako Dagnon - Discograph - AWALIN - Naive
artist: Steve Shehan + Nabil Othmani - USA/Algerie/France - THE IMAGINE PROJECT - Universal
artist: Herbie Hancock & v.a- USA/various - BONJOUR - Wrasse
artist: Rachid Taha - Algeria/France - AFRO-BEAT AIRWAYS (WEST AFRICAN SHOCK WAVES GHANA & TOGO - - Analog Africa
artist: Various Artists - Ghana/Togo - PANAMA! - Soundway Rec
artist: various artists - Panama - TUCSON-HABANA - Wrasse
artist: Amparo Sanchez - USA - BALKAN GROOVES - Eastblok
artist: Various Artists - various - BIYO - WATER IS LOVE - Egea
artist: Saba - Somalia/Ethiopia/Italy - TÜRLÜ - Country & Eastern
artist: Haci Tekbilek - Turkey - HANDS - Universal
artist: Dave Holland and Pepe Habichuela - USA /Spain - AL WA' DEBT - Zephyrus
artist: Va Fan Fahre - Belgium - NIGERIA AFROBEAT SPECIAL - Soundway Rec
artist: Various Artists - Nigeria - SMAA SMAA - Lusafrica
artist: Hasna el Becharia - Algeria/France - TARANTA CONTAINER - Tarantulae
artist: Nidi D'Arac - Italy - STRANGER IN MY HOMELAND - Doublemoon
artist: Hosam Hayek - Palestine/Turkey - MONGOLIAN MEETS ORIENTAL - DMG/Broken Silence
artist: Sedaa - Mongolia/Iran - VILDA ROSOR - Aito
artist: Maria Kalaniemi - Finland - KULTURE NOIR - Skip Records
artist: Simphiwe Dana - South Africa - BKO - Glitterhouse Records
artist: Dirtmusic - Mali/UK - THE ROOTS OF CHICHA :PSYCHODELIC CUMBIAS FROM PERU - Crammed/Barbes
artist: Various Artists - Peru - DAKAR - KINGSTON - Universal
artist: Youssou N'Dour - Senegal - KODER PA SNOR - Westpark
artist: Valravn - Denmark/Faroe - AHORA IN DA FUTUR - Makasound
artist: Le Caravane Passe - France - MAMBO LOCO - Analog Africa
artist: Anibal Velasquez y su Conjunto - Colombia - AYOBANESS - THE SOUND OF SOUTH AFRICAN HOUSE - Outhere
artist: Various Artists - South Africa - YATRA (NOMADIC SOULS) - Cumbancha
artist: Kailash Kher & Kailasa - India - LA VIE CAJUN - Naive
artist: Feloche - France - DUNYA - Nat Geo Music/Warner
artist: Bibi Tanga & The Selenites - Central African Rep/France - KWEGNE - Contre-Jour
artist: Kareyce Fotso - Cameroon - TUDO E POSSIBLE - Kasba
artist: Che Sudaka - Spain (Argentia,Colombia,Catalan) - EL ULTIMO TRAGO - Warner Spain
artist: Buika & Chucho Valdes - Spain/Cuba - HOMELAND - Nonesuch
artist: Laurie Anderson - USA - DIE LIEBE WIRD DICH FINDEN, WO DU AUCH BIST - Monopol Records
artist: Charis Alexiou - Greece - AFROBEAST - Sterns/Yaaba Phone
artist: Yaaba Funk - UK - UN LEON D-MENTE - EMI
artist: Leon Gieco & D-Mente - Argentina - CHUCHO'S STEPS - World Village
artist: Chucho Valdes - Cuba - GUIA - World Village
artist: Antonio Zambujo - Portugal - ROOTS OF OK JAZZ - Crammed Discs
artist: Various Artists - various - INSPIRATION INFORMATION - Strut Rec
artist: Jimi Tenor & Tony Allen - Finland/Nigeria - SIX DAYS IN DOWN - Riverboat Records
artist: Bob Brozman, John McSherry and Donal O'Connor - USA/Ireland - MAREMOTO - Finis Terre
artist: Bandatriatica - Italy - AL CANTAR A MANUEL - World Village
artist: Mayte Martin - Spain - I VINENS SPEIL - Kirkelig Kulturverksted
artist: SKRUK & Mahsa Vahdat - Iran/Norway - SECRET AGENT - World Circuit
artist: Tony Allen - Nigeria/France - EL GAUCHO - Naive
artist: Christoph Müller & Edouardo Makaroff - Argentina/France - RAI DE SOREDI - Sony
artist: Ganes - Austria - WORLD MASSALA - Ojo Musica
artist: Terrakota - Portugal - AWAL MARA - World Village
artist: Hassan Erraji - Morocco/UK - SCHOOL OF LIFE - Wrasse
artist: Daara J Family - Senegal - VERDADE - Galileo MC
artist: Carmen Souza - Cape Verde/UK - ON AIR - Tradition&Moderne
artist: Cheikha Remitti - Algeria - RADIOCLIT PRESENTS THE SOUND OF CLUB SECOUSSE VOL- Crammed
artist: Various Artists - various Africa - TARANTA D'AMORE - Parco dela Music Rec artist: Orchestra Popolare Italiana - Italy
- TSARA MADAGASIKARA - Network
artist: Samy Izy - Madagascar - MY ROOTS - Kirkelig Kulturverksted
artist: Suzanna Owiyo - Kenya - LEVA - ME AOS FADOS - World Village
artist: Ana Moura - Portugal - TEXAS SHEIKS - Tradition&Moderne
artist: Geoff Muldaur and the Texas Sheiks - USA - HAOLOTO - Spirit of Play
artist: Te Vaka - New Zealand - NINE SONGS FROM VALLEY - Surunmaa
artist: Surunmaa - Sweden - - Two Gentlemen
artist: Sophie Hunger - Switzerland - I SUTKA TANI MO THAN (SHUTKA MY HOMETOWN) - Fosim
artist: Various Artists - Macedonia - GOSE III - Gose
artist: Gose - Spain - HOME SWEET HOME / PUTAN DE CANCON - Le Chant du Monde
artist: Moussu T E lei Jovents - France - MULATU STEPS AHEAD - Strut Rec
artist: Mulatu Astatke & Heliocentrics - Ethiopia - ZEBU NATION - Cumbancha
artist: Razia Said - Madagascar - CUMBIA BESTIAL - Chusma
artist: Various Artists - Columbia - GRANNEN - Frigg
artist: Frigg - Finland/Norway - PARIWAGA - Naive
artist: Yapa - France, Burkina Faso, Maghreb - MONARK - Sandkivie
artist: Punsch - Sweden - EGYPT NOIR:NUBIAN SOUL TREASURES - Piranha
artist: A.H.Kuban, M.Fadland more - Egypt - DOBRI GENI - Kontrabant
artist: Kontrabant - Slovenia - SONANDO YA - World Village
artist: Sierra Maestra - Cuba - CONSTRUMON - Kasba Music
artist: Muyayo Rif - Spain - BOUGHT FOR A DOLLAR/SOLD FOR A DIME - Real World
artist: Little Axe - USA - NATURAL CAUSES - ECM
artist: Steve Tibbets - USA - TELECOTECO - Skip Records
artist: Paula Morelenbaum - Brazil - ROSEBUD PLAYS THE MUSIC OF NEWPORT - Enja
artist: Rosebud - Germany - WORLD DEFEATS THE GRANDFATHERS - Stern's Africa
artist: Issa Juma And Super Wanyika Stars - Tanzania/Kenia - DECADENCE - Shee
artist: The Shee - UK - FACING THE GHOST - Talia
artist: Vincent Noiret - Belgium - THE SOUND OF FAMARA - N-Gage Productions
artist: Famara - Switzerland - GENUINE NEGRO JIG - Nonesuch
artist: Carolina Chocolate Drops - USA - SENTIR - World Village
artist: Yasmin Levy - Israel - AFRICAN REVOLUTION - Barclay
artist: Tiken Jah Fakoly - Ivory Coast - LUME D'LENHA - Lusafrica
artist: Cordas do Sol - Cape Verde - BUENOSAURIOS/LEXENDAS DE LA NOCHE DE LOS TANGOS - Galileo MC
artist: Acho Estol y la Orquesta Moscas de Bar - Argentina - LE MONDE EST UN VILLAGE VOL - RTBF
artist: Various Artists - Belgium - IDEM - Apple Rekords
artist: Sophie Cavez et Baltazar Montanaro - AFRICA LATINA - Ayva Music
artist: Leo Blanco - Venezuela - ORLANDO TARANTATO - World Music IRMA
artist: Bizantina - Italy - SAIYUKI - ACT Music
artist: Nguyen Le - France/Vietnam - CANTIGAS DO CAMINO - Boa
artist: Various Artists - Spain (Galicia) - ABORIGINAL SOUL - Nascente
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artist: Irka Mateo - Dominican Republic/Canada - PROTEGID - Galileo MC
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artist: Tim Eriksen - Czech Republic - PUEBLO VIVO/VIBRANT PEOPLE - Otrabandamusic
artist: La Otrabanda - Venezuela - OUT OF THE DESERT - ACT Music
artist: Joachim Kühn, Majid Bekkas, Ramon Lopez - Germany/Morcco/Spain - TANDE-LA - Real World
artist: The Creole Choir of Cuba - Cuba - HARMONY - Wrasse
artist: Sa Dingding - China - MANANA, EL TANGO/PERLAS DE LABEL - Manana
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artist: Kouame Sereba & Erik Wollo - Ivory Coast/Norway - IL MEGLIO DEI MATTANZA - IWM
artist: Mattanza - Italy - TABITAL PULAAKU - Contre-Jour
artist: Afel Bocoum & Alkibar - Mali - LIVE AT FIP - Daqui
artist: Bethany & Rufus Roots Quartet - USA/Haiti/Niger - BRAZZAVILLE IN ISTANBUL - Doublemoon
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artist: Sofia Jannok - Sweden - REWEND - Sony Music
artist: Aynur - Turkey - VERDDE - DAT
artist: Johan Anders Baer - Norway - RISING TIDE OF CONFORMITY - Sordid Soup Records
artist: Peyoti for President - UK - CAFE MUSIQUE - Lusafrica
artist: Bau - Cape Verde - IMIDIWAN: COMPANIONS - Independiente
artist: Tinariwen - Mali - A TIME TO CRY/A LAMENT FOR JERUSALEM - KKV
artist: Rim Bana, Nai Barghouti, Wissam Murad, Jawaher Shofani - Palestine/Norway - RIVER OF DREAMS - Jocab Music
artist: Joao Cabral - Southafrica - JAADU / MAGIC - Accords Croises
artist: Faiz Ali Faiz & Titi Robin - Pakistan/France - HAVANIZATION - Naive
artist: Raul Paz - Cuba - TUMBELE! - Soundway Rec
artist: various artists - French Caribbean - GHETTO BLASTERS - Asphalt Tango Records
artist: Mahala Rai Banda - Romania - POLKAFACE - Monopol
artist: Polkaholix - Germany - GHANA FENOU - Turn Again Music
artist: Kamel el Harrachi - Algeria - HAUS AM WASSER - Tschuschenton
artist: Wiener Tschuschenkapelle - Austria - A L'OMBRE DES MOTS - World Village
artist: Le Trio Joubran - Palestine - BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO ASIA, COMPLIED BY PAUL FISHER - Nascente
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artist: NolensVolens - Estonia - KREOL - Lusafrica
artist: Mario Lucio - Cape Verde - IMME - Jericho Beach
artist: Alpha Yaya Diallo - Canada/Guinee - L'HABITACIO DEL FONS - Blanco y Negro
artist: Minimal - Spain (Catalonia) - CANTENDA A DEUS - Sard Music
artist: Elena Ledda - Italy - CLASSICAL BHAJANS - Country & Eastern
artist: Swamy Haridhos & Paty - India - BLACK SEA FIRE - JARO
artist: The Shin - Georgia, various - INSANYYA - Indies
artist: Al-Yaman - Czech Republic - BEAUTIFUL IMPERFECTION - Naive
artist: Asa - Nigeria - BRIXTON BOOGIE - Warner
artist: Urban Blues - Germany - FE NA FESTA - Emarcy/Universal
artist: Gilberto Gil - Brazil - THE LIVING SIDE - Red House
artist: Meg Hutchinson - USA - COMFUSOES, FROM ANGOLA TO BRASIL - Out Here Rec
artist: Various Artists - Angola - VIEUX FARKA TOURE LIVE - Six Degrees
artist: Vieux Farka Toure - Mali - RIVERMUDTWILIGHT - World Village
artist: Les Triaboliques - UK - LIBERATION - Lusafrica
artist: Fode Baro - Guinea - GREAT EXPECTATIONS - In The Woods
artist: The Jolly Boys - Jamaica - A HOUSE ACROSS THE RIVER - Feet Music
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- Nov 30, 10via workrave.com
Being someone who gets easily sucked into the depths of the internet and loses track of time (damn you hyperlinks!), I have to finally admit I'm in need of some gentle reminder to take regular breaks from staring at the screen. I bet you haven't done that in the last 60 minutes either (if you happen to be an internet addict that is). Well, there is help in the form of a little gem of a software called Workrave. Workrave let's you set reminders to take frequent micro-breaks, breaks, and even set a daily limit of computer use.
Micro-breaks are meant to rest your eyes and relax for a few seconds, maybe every 10-15 minutes, you set the frequency. You can schedule full breaks at a longer interval and useful exercises pop-up on the screen to stretch your neck, relieve eye tension and more (there are 10 exercises in total). You can set the amount of exercises per break and they are selected randomly. Finally, you can even select a total time of daily computer use, after which you'll get increasingly urgent reminders. While taking your breaks you can have Workrave block any input (so you don't get tempted) and even have your wallpaper hide all open windows.
The software notices when you are active on the computer, so breaks are only counting down if you abstain from touching that damn thing. Also, if you leave your computer running while stepping off, Workrave will stop the countdown to your next break time, and resumes it once you return to your computer. That way the breaks are scheduled in consideration of your actual time staring at the screen.
All breaks can be freely set up to your own needs and willingness to be nagged. At the very least it will induce you to take some very healthy breaks, which will actually increase your productivity in the course of the day (or at least make your time-wasting surfing habits a bit healthier).
Workrave is free and open-source, runs on Windows and Linux (maybe on Mac as well).
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release global status report on renewables, lots of international data and information on renewables policy
An overview of things to-do in the burgeoning NYC neighborhoods of Sunnyside, Long Island City, Jackson Heights, Bed-Stuy, Bushwick, Williamsburg, Park Slope, Red Hook, Harlem, Washington Heights, and the East Village.
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Certified B corporations and benefit corporations are a new kind of corporation that is created to operatae under sustainability guidelines in accordance to the public interest, stakeholders and environmental and social best practices.
Search country energy profiles, clean energy web search with pre-selected source, directory of clean energy actors and stakeholders.
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List of biggest solar residential installers in the USA by market share in 2011.
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Learn to code Codecademy is the easiest way to learn how to code. It's interactive, fun, and you can do it with your friends.
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Afrika21 is the definitive voice of Africa's emerging creative thinkers in music, art & culture. Presently, coverage of the continentʼs fundamental weaknesses - civil war, poverty, and helplessness, overshadow the well of innovation rapidly emerging from Africa and the Diaspora. Afrika21 gives audiences a first hand look at 21st century contemporary African music and culture to create a new dialogue around Africa. The Afrika21 Mixtape Project is an opportunity to celebrate Africaʼs next wave of musicians, highlight the renaissance taking place on the continent and raise the profile of people and organizations working toward framing a new vision of Africa in the 21st century.
project site for google sponsored map with tens of thousands of data points in the United States giving an overview of the geothermal resources that are available. Potential is 14 milliion Exajoules, versus yearly US demand in primary energy is 100 Exajaoules.
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The file linked below will allow you to explore the new EGS maps in Google Earth. It shows EGS Potential for depths from 3km to 6.5km (6.5km to 10km is considered "theoretical potential"). The calculations exclude inaccessible zones such as National Parks and other protected lands.
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Breeze through over 6000 classes in New York City, filter by price and neighborhood and sign up directly from the website.
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