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>And the number is……

Posted on 10 January, 2008 by jb

>.. 8000. About half a million folks voted in the New Hampshire primaries. The margin between Clinton and Obama was 2 percentage points. 8000 votes. Out of 287,000 In mediaspeak, this is an “amazing comeback” The margin between McCain and … Continue reading →

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>Hot gets cold….

Posted on 10 January, 2008 by jb

>…. but cool is forever. Or. My home is my Casulo Take 2 design students with a brilliant idea, a box measuring 120*80*90 cm and 8 minutes and you’ve got everything you need for a nomadic existence. A bed, a … Continue reading →

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>Hillary

Posted on 9 January, 2008 by jb

>I have difficulty understanding how 2 absolutely non-representative and demographically diametrically opposed states (and has heard anyone mention “sample size” recently ..?) can have such leverage in the primaries. I also have difficulty understanding the headlines – both in the … Continue reading →

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>Customers Who Bought Items Like This Also Bought….

Posted on 9 January, 2008 by jb

> The Fart Guys The Little Stinkers Completed Cracked Christmas Herniated Jingle Balls That’s what Amazon reckoned anyway when I had a look at Wisely’s eponymous album before its release. I couldn’t work it out at the time, but then … Continue reading →

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>Between "Wireless Stories" and "Jah Wobble"..

Posted on 8 January, 2008 by jb

> If you’re lucky. Not at Virgin in London. Not at Bullmoose Music in Portsmouth, ME. (Which surprised be, to be honest)Not at Newbury Comics in Cambridge, MA And forget looking around in this part of the world… This is … Continue reading →

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>I’m pretty happy to be shot of Microsoft….

Posted on 8 January, 2008 by jb

>… but to be honest, Apple isn’t much better. Not from a usability perspective – I wouldn’t DREAM of going back to the Dark Side – but the personal interactive experience is a bit naff. 1.Bought a PowerBook back in … Continue reading →

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Stop you in your tracks² – "Empty Pages"

Posted on 8 January, 2008 by jb

>“For me, a great rock song is a good tune, plus some inspired irritant – a shout, a noise, an enigmatic line, a raucous solo.” John Pareles – now the chief music critic of the Arts section of the New … Continue reading →

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>Stop you in your tracks² – "All day and all of the night"

Posted on 7 January, 2008 by jb

>“For me, a great rock song is a good tune, plus some inspired irritant – a shout, a noise, an enigmatic line, a raucous solo.” John Pareles – now the chief music critic of the Arts section of the New … Continue reading →

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>Weihnachtsoratorium

Posted on 6 January, 2008 by jb

>Some events stay with you forever. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio in the Mainzer Dom just before Christmas is one of them. It’s a cycle of 6 cantatas, each characterised by a related key structure and different orchestral resources and intended to … Continue reading →

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>Stop you in your tracks² – "All right now"

Posted on 4 January, 2008 by jb

>“For me, a great rock song is a good tune, plus some inspired irritant – a shout, a noise, an enigmatic line, a raucous solo.” John Pareles – now the chief music critic of the Arts section of the New … Continue reading →

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