The Most Important 6-sec Drum Loop Ever |
This fascinating, brilliant 20-minute video narrates the history of the "Amen Break," a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in ...
Posted by R-Diddy™ on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:18:00 PST |
Hot For Teacher |
The big list: Female teachers with studentsA comprehensive account of women predators on campus
Here is a list of the documented teacher 'sexpidemic' cases where female teachers have been a...
Posted by R-Diddy™ on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:37:00 PST |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a convenient way of measuring and comparing the size of national economies. Annual GDP represents the market value of all goods and services produced within...
Posted by R-Diddy™ on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:35:00 PST |
Where Have All The Viewers Gone? |
(Not) watching television?
If your household is like mine, you seldom watch TV shows when they first air anymore. And that's a problem for the broadcast networks, as The Associated Press reports.Th...
Posted by R-Diddy™ on Sat, 19 May 2007 04:02:00 PST |
Elect Fred Mari - May 15, 2007 |
Fred Mari for Philadelphia Traffic Court Judge:
http://www.fredmari.com/FredMari.Com'>
One candidate for the 3 openings in this years election is Fox Chase's Fred Mari, who has...
Posted by R-Diddy™ on Fri, 11 May 2007 01:57:00 PST |
VA Tech Shooting |
The Virginia Tech incident made me think about a shooting that took place when I was at Penn State in 1996. That morning I was late to class and close to the HUB lawn. The lawn was the site...
Posted by R-Diddy™ on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:47:00 PST |
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (November 11, 1922 April 11, 2007) |
On pages 9 and 10 of his book, Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected ShortFiction, Vonnegut stated that there are eight rules for writing ashort story. 1. Use the time of a total stranger i...
Posted by R-Diddy™ on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:22:00 PST |
Dear Mr. Alcohol, |
Dear Mr. Alcohol,
First and foremost, let me tell you that I'm a huge fan of yours. Myfriend, you always seem to be there when needed. The perfect post-workcocktail, a beer at the game, and you're eve...
Posted by R-Diddy™ on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 08:29:00 PST |
Molon Labe! |
O xein', angellein Lakedaimoniois hoti täde keimetha tois keinon rhämasi peithomenoi...
Go tell! stranger passing by, that here,
obedient to our law, we the Spartans lie...-Simonides' epigr...
Posted by R-Diddy™ on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 06:56:00 PST |
Russian Population Decline Spells Trouble |
A dramatically declining population is one of the most acute problems facing Russia today.
The country's official population, now around 143 million, is shrinking by 700,000 every year.
Russi...
Posted by R-Diddy™ on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:33:00 PST |
