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Jon Lord has sadly passed away July 16, 2012
It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of Jon Lord, who
suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism today, Monday 16th July at
theLondon Clinic, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Jon was
surrounded by his loving family.
Jon Lord, the legendary keyboard player with Deep Purple co-wrote many
of the bands legendary songs including Smoke On The Water and played
with many bands and musicians throughout his career.
Best known for his Orchestral work Concerto for Group and
Orchestrafirst performed at Royal Albert Hall with Deep Purple and the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1969 and conducted by the
renownedMalcolm Arnold, a feat repeated in 1999 when it was again
performed at the Royal Albert Hall by the London Symphony Orchestra
and Deep Purple.
Jon’s solo work was universally acclaimed when he eventually retired from
Deep Purple in 2002.
Jon Lord 9 June 1941 – 16 July 2012
2012-07-16
NOT A COMPETITION
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The great Way is easy,
yet people prefer the side paths.
Be aware when things are out of balance.
Stay centered within the Tao.
When rich speculators prosper
While farmers lose their land;
when government officials spend money
on weapons instead of cures;
when the upper class is extravagant and irresponsible
while the poor have nowhere to turn-
all this is robbery and chaos.
It is not in keeping with the Tao.
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Those who know don't talk.
Those who talk don't know.
Close your mouth,
block off your senses,
blunt your sharpness,
untie your knots,
soften your glare,
settle your dust.
This is the primal identity.
Be like the Tao.
It can't be approached or withdrawn from,
benefited or harmed,
honored or brought into disgrace.
It gives itself up continually.
That is why it endures.
***
Act without doing;
work without effort.
Think of the small as large
and the few as many.
Confront the difficult
while it is still easy;
accomplish the great task
by a series of small acts.
The Master never reaches for the great;
thus she achieves greatness.
When she runs into a difficulty,
she stops and gives herself to it.
She doesn't cling to her own comfort;
thus problems are no problem for her.
***
All streams flow to the sea
because it is lower than they are.
Humility gives it its power.
If you want to govern the people,
you must place yourself below them.
If you want to lead the people,
you must learn how to follow them.
The Master is above the people,
and no one feels oppressed.
She goes ahead of the people,
and no one feels manipulated.
The whole world is grateful to her.
Because she competes with no one,
no one can compete with her.
***
In dwelling, live close to the ground.
In thinking, keep to the simple.
In conflict, be fair and generous.
In governing, don't try to control.
In work, do what you enjoy.
In family life, be completely present.
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2012-07-06
Vikingatidens kronologi
Vikingatidens kronologi - Frågan om varför vikingatiden har den kronologi den har.
I flertalet referensverk anges epoken till ”ca 800–1050”, i andra verk ännu mer exakt till ”ca 790–1066”. Det händer även att epokens inledning dateras till år 793. Vad har man utgått från när man lagt fast åren?
Hela idén med att dela in förhistorien i de perioder vi känner till idag uppkom på 1800-talet. C.J. Thomsen, Oscar Montelius med flera arkeologiska förgrundsgestalter började klassificera fornfynd efter tillverkningsmaterial och stilar, vilket resulterade i en alltmer omfattande periodisk kronologi från äldre stenålder till yngre järnålder. Det vi kallar vikingatiden blir inom detta system identiskt med den sista fasen av yngre järnålder, innan förhistorien glider över i medeltiden. Begreppet ”vikingatiden” kan dateras till 1870-talet, då både svenska och danska arkeologer började nyttja begreppet, varefter det snabbt letade sig fram till läroböcker – och där har det förblivit.
Problemet är att vikingatiden är mycket mer än en neutral benämning på en särskild fas inom konstnärliga stilar, bebyggelseutveckling, med mera. För nationalromantikerna var det också den epok då Sverige, Norge och Danmark föddes, en nationell grundartid som omhöljdes av närmast mytiska uppfattningar om folkgemenskap och krigiska stordåd. Epokens manliga förgrundsgestalter, ”vikingarna”, hade under 1800-talet blivit lika viktiga för nordborna som de gamla athenarna för Grekland, romarna för Italien och gallerna för Frankrike. Begreppet vikingatiden var följaktligen laddat med starka värden. Många, inte bara arkeologer utan även historiker, konstnärer och politiker, intresserade sig för att tidsbestämma eran.
Att epokindelningen ser ut som den gör beror på en kombination av alla dessa intressen. Motsättningarna är legio. På ena flanken står folk som håller fast vid de berättelser som stod i centrum för 1800-talets vikingauppfattning och som gärna utgår från nyckelhändelser i vikingarnas rent krigiska historia, framför allt överfallet på Lindisfarne 793 och slaget vid Stamford Bridge 1066. På andra flanken står arkeologer och historiker som inte ens vill kännas vid begreppet utan istället talar om ”yngre järnålder” eller ”tidig medeltid”.
Det som talar för att vi skall ha en speciell term för epoken (som inbegriper ordet ”vikingar”), är dels att periodbenämningen är så välkänd att man lätt kan använda den på ett sätt som alla intuitivt förstår, dels att denna fas av historien faktiskt skiljer sig på flera punkter från tidigare järnålder. Det vi förknippar med vikingatiden – kolonisation, krigståg, kristnande, långväga sjöresor, uppbyggandet av skandinaviska riken, nya typer av runinskrifter, grundandet av handelsstäder, med mera – utvecklades inom den tidsperiod som omfattas av benämningen. Var man drar tidsgränserna beror på vilka aspekter av denna utveckling man finner viktigast. Om man prioriterar fredliga ting, som handel och bondekolonisation, inleds vikingatiden kanske redan i mitten av 700-talet, men om man fokuserar på vikingatågen med vapen i hand är det mer rimligt att låta epoken börja ca 790. De egentliga vikingatågen ebbade ut i mitten av 1000-talet, varför ca 1050 eller ca 1060 är en lämplig tidpunkt för vikingatidens avslutning, om man koncentrerar sig på just dessa. Om vi istället fokuserar på uppländska runstenar, resandet av de medeltida stenkyrkorna och andra fredliga kulturella fenomen är det rimligare att sätta en slutpunkt vid ca 1100.
Enhancing Sweden’s image involves creating a clear position for Sweden internationally – a unique place in people’s conscience that distinguishes Sweden from other countries. In order to be clearer, we must find common denominators for Swedish phenomena, and also dare to set priorities among all the associations people make with Sweden. The leading Swedish agencies dealing with “Sweden” – the Swedish Trade Council, Visit Sweden, Invest in Sweden Agency and the Swedish Institute – have together established a mutual brand platform, which places the word “progressive” in the center with four core values around it:
Innovative means new ways of thinking. Seeing things from a new perspective. Seeing opportunities and solutions and having faith in a better future. Not allowing oneself to be limited by engrained opinions or traditions.
Open means having a positive attitude toward free thinking and to differences between people, cultures and lifestyles. It involves being curious and sensitive to others as well as giving people space and creating exchanges; space for the ideas and views of individuals, as well as physical space to move freely without obstacles, fences or crowding in our readily accessible countryside, cities and places in between.
Authentic means being natural and unaffected. It means being reliable, honest and informal. It also involves being straightforward, unpretentious and clear, as well as standing up for one’s values even when it is not very comfortable. To be authentic means to be in touch with your past and your roots and open to the future.
This might not entirely unique, but the combination says a lot about Sweden and is validated in research as values that people from other countries also associate with Sweden.
Olle Västerberg definition on sweden
2012-07-05
SINGLE COIN DANCER 2
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Att kalla nån trög, gör inte dig smart.
Att kalla nån tjock, gör inte dig smal.
Att kalla nån feg, gör inte dig modig.
Att kalla nån fattig, gör inte dig rik.
Att kalla nån ful, gör inte dig snygg.
In dwelling, live close to the ground.
In thinking, keep to the simple.
In conflict, be fair and generous.
In governing, don't try to control.
In work, do what you enjoy.
In family life, be completely present.
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2012-07-04
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2012-06-28
I DID A TEST TO SEE WHAT KIND OF LIBERAL I AM
My Liberal Identity
You are a New Left Hipster, also known as a MoveOn.org liberal, a Netroots activist, or a Daily Show fanatic. You believe that if we really want to defend American values, conservative hatriots must be exposed and mocked for every fanatical, puritanical, paranoid, fact-allergic, reality-challenged, obstructionist ideal for which they stand.
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2012-06-26
Zen Garden ♫✿
"Zen" means "to think about anything" and "arrive at the contemplation of" The purpose of the mini-garden of Zen - give you the "feel the moment", freeing up time from life's troubles and fleeting domestic troubles.
According to Eastern philosophy of Zen Buddhism is quintessence. Garden symbolizes the excitement and serenity that can instill a sense of grandeur to the owner and the balance through the contemplation of stones and sculptures.
It is believed that Zen meditation promotes relaxation and in the modern world is fleeting. Your movements become serene, freeing the mind, giving inspiration and creativity. When contemplating a mini-garden of Zen it is possible to feel a new kind of relaxation that allows you to draw upon the harmony and splendor - and in his heart and in mind.
Interview with a Zen Buddhist Priest
An interview with Gudo Nishijima, a zen buddhist, on the practice of zazen, or zen meditation. Took place at a zen center on the outskirts of Tokyo...
2012-05-09
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