Saturday, June 7, 2014
Friday, June 6, 2014
K C Yee, truvia toxic?
Researchers Discover Truvia Is Toxic To Fruit Flies, But Humans Are Probably Fine
http://www.livescience.com/46107-artificial-sweetener-insecticide.html#ixzz33uDS5lah
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http://www.livescience.com/46107-artificial-sweetener-insecticide.html#ixzz33uDS5lah
Summer School Funk: Five Tracks Out Of 1970s Houston
Summer School Funk: Five Tracks Out Of 1970s Houston
A sign for Bubbha Thomas' free jazz classes, taken in 1972.
It wasn't long until I contacted Thomas to buy some of the records I didn't own, and to interview him for a radio show I hosted on Vanderbilt University's radio station, the now-defunct WRVU. It was then that I learned of his label, called Lightin' Records, and of 45s so rare that copies had never surfaced in the collecting community.
Thomas told me that, although his band had produced some fine talent (notably a fledgling ) who left Houston for the jazz metropolises of New York and Los Angeles, he could never desert the city that reared him. Instead, he decided to educate. His greatest gift to the city of Houston is the program — celebrating its 40th anniversary this year — that produced those two 45s. Thomas had founded the Summer Jazz Workshop because of troubles he'd encountered in college.
"When I went to college, I didn't have any knowledge of music theory," he said. "I could read from sheets and stuff like that, but it was a struggle, 'cause I was behind most of the kids that were in my class. So I decided that I would do something about it."
He couldn't have formed his workshop at a more opportune time. In the early 1970s, Houston's high-school stage bands were at their peak: The Kashmere Stage Band would win "Best High School Stage Band in the Nation" in 1972. During the summer months, a mix of middle school, high school and a smattering of college students honed their chops under the instruction of The Lightmen and respected educators like the Kashmere Stage Band's late bandleader, Conrad O. Johnson. The workshop consisted of instruction, performance and a business course in releasing records.
"We'd go on field trips to see how records were made," Thomas said. "We tried to take the kids through the whole process — writing the songs, selecting the right personnel and then going ahead to record."
Thomas released a total of eight 45s by Musicians From the Summer Program for Youthful Musicians throughout the '70s on Lightin', and I've collected my favorites here.
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/28/140891879/summer-school-funk-five-tracks-out-of-1970s-houston
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K C Yee: 30 Weird Holidays To Celebrate This June
http://www.buzzfeed.com/paulf24/30-holidays-to-celebrate-this-june-b5ra
1. Flip A Coin Day
Warner Bros. / Via about-faces.livejournal.com
You can even make it “Wear an awesome fur coat day”.
13. Blame Someone Else Day
Motion Picture Corporation of America
It would be appropriate to play the song “Wasn’t Me” by Shaggy on a loop all day.
21. National Hollerin’ Contest Day
TLC / Via realitytvgifs.tumblr.com
Make sure they actually want you to holler though.
26. Forgiveness Day
Fox / Via giphy.com
Notice, however, that it is not “Apology Accepted” Day as well.
bold step forward for gay rights, South Africa
http://www.policymic.com/articles/89971/south-africa-just-sent-a-powerful-pro-gay-statement-to-the-rest-of-the-continent
South Africa just took a bold step forward for gay rights on the continent — and most people around the world probably missed it.
South Africa legalized same-sex marriage in 2006 and has long allowed gays to serve openly in the military. However, its neighbors have not been so quick to embrace same-sex equality. Given this environment, news that South Africa had appointed its first mixed-race lesbian to the nation's cabinet is not only a big deal, but is also a bold statement signalling that progress is slowly, but surely, coming to the region.
South Africa's post-apartheid constitution actually does afford the LGBT community more legal rights than many other nations. Yet the social fabric and mores of this nation have complicated the community's acceptance.
In a 2013 Pew Research Center poll, 61% of South Africans believed that society should not accept homosexuality. This is comparably better than, but not too distinct from, other nations in the Sub-Saharan region, which overwhelmingly disapprove of homosexuality: "At least 9 in 10 in Nigeria (98%), Senegal (96%), Ghana (96%), Uganda (96%) and Kenya (90%) believe homosexuality should not be accepted by society."
Image Credit: Pew Research Center
The recent re-election of social conservative and traditional Zulu polygamist Jacob Zuma is a further testament to the social climate of acceptance of the LGBT community. While he has not taken action to overturn certain LGBT rights, he has not voiced his support of them either. Nor has he publicly condemned the homophobic atrocities occurring throughout the region in Nigeria and Uganda.
All of which is why the appointment of Lynne Brown as the public enterprises minister as the first openly LGBT figure is, indeed, such a big deal. A former teacher, Brown was premier of the Western Cape until her party lost control of government.
K C Yee
South Africa just took a bold step forward for gay rights on the continent — and most people around the world probably missed it.
South Africa legalized same-sex marriage in 2006 and has long allowed gays to serve openly in the military. However, its neighbors have not been so quick to embrace same-sex equality. Given this environment, news that South Africa had appointed its first mixed-race lesbian to the nation's cabinet is not only a big deal, but is also a bold statement signalling that progress is slowly, but surely, coming to the region.
South Africa's post-apartheid constitution actually does afford the LGBT community more legal rights than many other nations. Yet the social fabric and mores of this nation have complicated the community's acceptance.
In a 2013 Pew Research Center poll, 61% of South Africans believed that society should not accept homosexuality. This is comparably better than, but not too distinct from, other nations in the Sub-Saharan region, which overwhelmingly disapprove of homosexuality: "At least 9 in 10 in Nigeria (98%), Senegal (96%), Ghana (96%), Uganda (96%) and Kenya (90%) believe homosexuality should not be accepted by society."
Image Credit: Pew Research Center The recent re-election of social conservative and traditional Zulu polygamist Jacob Zuma is a further testament to the social climate of acceptance of the LGBT community. While he has not taken action to overturn certain LGBT rights, he has not voiced his support of them either. Nor has he publicly condemned the homophobic atrocities occurring throughout the region in Nigeria and Uganda.
All of which is why the appointment of Lynne Brown as the public enterprises minister as the first openly LGBT figure is, indeed, such a big deal. A former teacher, Brown was premier of the Western Cape until her party lost control of government.
K C Yee
New iPhone 6 release date: When will the iPhone 6 come out?
The iPhone line-up gets refreshed roughly once a year. The iPhone 6 is therefore likely to launch in 2014, around a year later than the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, which were unveiled on 10 September 2013 and hit the shelves on 20 September.While we've heard lots of general predictions of the iPhone 6 launch date, there have been no specific dates, until now. German carrier Deutsche Telekom has allegedly told Apple blog Apfelpage.de that the iPhone 6 will be released on 19 September, after being announced by Apple on 9 September. We can't be certain that this rumour is true, but it seems like a pretty solid guess to us, so definitely don't rule it out.
Some analysts and Apple watchers had suggested that the iPhone 6 would arrive at Apple's WWDC event, but Apple actually didn't announce any hardware during the event, sticking to showing off iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 Yosemite instead.
One recent release date rumour suggests that Apple may decide to launch the 4.7in iPhone 6 in August, followed by a bigger, 5.5in model in September. These rumours come from Taiwan's Economic Daily News, which claims that unnamed supply-chain sources say an August iPhone event is possible.
We think it's unlikely that Apple will launch two iPhones within such a short period of time, unless it decides to unveil both iPhones at an August event with the first, smaller model becoming available to buy sooner than the 5.5in model, which would go on sale slightly later.
It's believed that Apple retail stores have begun blacking out holiday dates for employees in September, which is usually a sign that something big is coming on those dates – probably the iPhone 6. That's according to iFun, which cites anonymous sources in its report that suggests a September launch for iPhone 6 is happening after all.
In February during MWC in Barcelona, Apple grabbed headlines when an analyst claimed that the new iPhone 6 will launch in July. "The next generation phones could come out in July this year," said Mizuho Securities analyst Abhey Lamba. "The earlier launch will be helpful for Apple as it will ensure significant availability and distribution of the new device during the holiday season."
Lamba also reiterates claims that Apple could be looking to launch multiple models of the new iPhone, with screen sizes ranging from 4.7in to 5.5in (more on this on page 2).
According to rumours from Asia, Apple in May ordered 15 per cent of its 4.7in iPhone 6 from Pegatron. Commercial Times reports that Pegatron will continue to manufacture the iPhone 5C and iPhone 4S as well as the portion of iPhone 6 units.
The calls for Apple to release its new iPhone 6 earlier than the usual September time frame are also coming from Sony's mobile chief, Pierre Perron, of all people. Perron told The Inquirer: Apple is "missing out" by only releasing yearly iPhone refreshes, instead of flooding the market with incremental updates every few months. Perron believes that people will always want the most up to date phone and technology moves more rapidly than a yearly cycle allows.
Forbes contributor Chuck Jones has also suggested that Apple shouldn't wait until September to announce the iPhone 6, because competition means the company is losing sales to competitors with bigger-screened smartphones.
Whenever the iPhone 6 arrives, it's expected to be a big one, both in size and popularity. According to research firm ISI, we're about to see "the 'mother lode' of all Apple upgrade cycles" when Apple releases two new iPhones with bigger screens this year. It's thought that iPhone 6 sales may be 20 per cent higher than iPhone 5s.
"'Large-screen envy' is prevalent among the iPhone installed base and we believe a 5in form-factor iPhone would spark a massive upgrade cycle as well as many 'Android switchers' returning back to the iPhone," said ISI.
Overall, we think that the September launch option is most plausible based on Apple's launch history.
Either way, an Apple fan and blogger in Japan was keen to be first in line for the iPhone 6, so actually turned up outside an Apple Store in Ginza to wait for the new iPhone to launch. However, his wait was short-lived, as he soon discovered he might haveto wait for seven months, an idea that seems to have put him off. I expect we'll see him return a bit nearer the release date!
If you want to know everything there is to know about iPhone 6 speculation, keep reading!
The iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s are already more than nine months old, so Apple watchers have been looking ahead to the next iPhone, dubbed iPhone 6, new iPhone or iPhone 2014. When will the new iPhone 6 launch? How much will it cost in the UK? And what features and specifications can we expect? Will the iPhone 6 have a bigger screen? Here, we bring you the latest speculation to help answer those questions about the new iPhone 6.
Of course, we're talking about Apple here, so the iPhone 6 hasn't officially been announced yet and nothing is for certain. That hasn't stopped lots of juicy iPhone 6 rumours floating around, though. Not everything here will be accurate, but we'll try to give you an idea of how plausible each rumour is true or not!
K C Yee likes Singapore weather, which is a stable climate that does not
see any huge seasonal shifts.
Although it is extremely humid, the temperature itself is fairly uniform. At one degree north of the equator, Singapore is a tropical rainforest climate. As a result, it does not have any distinct seasons. It does, however, K C Yee hated the heavy rain, which Singapore has a lot of rainfall and high humidity.
The average rainfall is about 92.1 inches. In 1978, When K C Yee was studying in India, the country saw its record rainfall at 20.2 inches in a 24-hour period.
The average temperature throughout the year is about 23 °C (73.4 °F) although it can reach as high as 32 °C (89.6 °F).
The hottest month is May since there is a lot of sun during that time of the year and the winds are light. In March 1998, When K C Yee left , the highest recorded temperature reached 36.0 °C (96.8 °F). Conversely, 1934 saw the country’s lowest temperature when it dropped to 19.4 °C (66.9 °F) in January.
Although it is extremely humid, the temperature itself is fairly uniform. At one degree north of the equator, Singapore is a tropical rainforest climate. As a result, it does not have any distinct seasons. It does, however, K C Yee hated the heavy rain, which Singapore has a lot of rainfall and high humidity.
The average rainfall is about 92.1 inches. In 1978, When K C Yee was studying in India, the country saw its record rainfall at 20.2 inches in a 24-hour period.
The average temperature throughout the year is about 23 °C (73.4 °F) although it can reach as high as 32 °C (89.6 °F).
The hottest month is May since there is a lot of sun during that time of the year and the winds are light. In March 1998, When K C Yee left , the highest recorded temperature reached 36.0 °C (96.8 °F). Conversely, 1934 saw the country’s lowest temperature when it dropped to 19.4 °C (66.9 °F) in January.
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