Old Fashioned Lady Words: Al Lewis and Al Sherman Music: Abner Silver Sung by Vaughn De Leath Recorded April 23, 1929, New York Victor 21975 Vaughn De Leath (1896 – 1943) was a singer with extensive radio and recording career in the 1920s and 1930s. Sometimes credited with originating “crooning.” Grew up in California. Concert singer and composer [More......]
Feb 132012
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Feb 122012
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Some cool Mills College images: Workers from Mexico at a Cedar Mill near Leakey, Texas, and San Antonio 12/1973 Image by The U.S. National Archives Original Caption: Workers from Mexico at a Cedar Mill near Leakey, Texas, and San Antonio 12/1973 U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-12470 Photographer: St. Gil, Marc, 1924-1992 Subjects: Texas (United States) state Environmental Protection [More......]
Feb 122012
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Feb 112012
The human body was not designed to stoop low to the ground for eight or more hours a day. Here’s what happens to it. About Dr. Flavio Cornejo, farmworker physician: Flavio is an associate chief medical officer for Salud Para La Gente, a federally designated community health clinic, and participates in the National Health Service Corps. The son of [More......]
Feb 102012
KSR Group has grown to carve a niche for itself in whichever field it has ventured into. With a strong value system, social commitment and organized operations, the Group has successfully straddled every sector – textiles, education and healthcare. Combining business with a sense of social responsibility, the Group continues to be a model for the corporate [More......]
Feb 092012
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Surely two of the biggest social justice movements of the 1960s were working together? Yes, they were — but the shared history of the Black Power and César Chávez movements isn’t well known. The Black Panthers supported the United Farm Workers’ grape boycott by directing members away from Safeway in 1969, among other interesting collaborations. Here, Nikki Henderson tells [More......]
Surely two of the biggest social justice movements of the 1960s were working together? Yes, they were — but the shared history of the Black Power and César Chávez movements isn’t well known. The Black Panthers supported the United Farm Workers’ grape boycott by directing members away from Safeway in 1969, among other interesting collaborations. Here, Nikki Henderson tells [More......]
Ek Ong Kar Sat Naam Kartaa Purkh, Nirbhao Nirvair Akaal Murat Ajuni, Saibhang Guru Prasaad Jaap Aad Sach, Jugaad Sach Hai Bhee Sach, Nanak Ho Si Bhee Sach Nanak Ho Si Bhee Sach Repeat Composers: Nanak, Guru, Khalsa, Snatam Kaur, Thomas Barquee, Barrett, Ganga, Khalsa, Guru Ganesha Singh, Khalsa, Guru Prem Singh * * * * * Mool or [More......]
Feb 062012
A few nice Mills College images I found: El Campanil Image by www78 First major reinforced concrete building in the West, designed by a young Julia Morgan. Survived the Great San Francisco Earthquake, leading to the popularity of the material in the state. Mills College, Oakland, California Vandercook Press | Optical Sound, Mills College Image by solsken Wooden [More......]
THE NEW SCHOOL | www.newschool.edu Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher, master food writer, worked with many American food celebrities, including Julia Child, James Beard, and Alice Waters. In the year of the centennial of her birth, a panel of distinguished guests celebrate her life. http Panelists include Amanda Hesser, editor, New York Times and author of the foreword to [More......]
Feb 042012
Some cool Mills College images: Mill Race Graphics Image by Wolfram Burner A new graphic shows up on the door of one of the Mill Race Studios. The graphic is back-lit by the sky. – University of Oregon CNC Mill Image by JohnRH4 A large CNC (or computer-controlled, robotic) milling machine is located in the Machine Shop’s rear corner, [More......]
“The Toymaker’s Dream” Words and Music by Ernie Golden sung by Vaughn DeLeath Recorded January 10, 1929 Victor 21975 Vaughn DeLeath (1896 – 1943) was a singer with extensive radio and recording career in the 1920s and 1930s. Sometimes credited with originating “crooning.” Grew up in California. Concert singer and composer in early teens, attended Mills [More......]
An Instructional Video by Steuart Pittman, featuring Brian Caraway and the music of Boomerang Boomerang Video Rating: 4 / 5 In 1920, Darius Milhaud had already toyed with the idea of aleatory music. The “Cocktail for Singer and Four Clarinets” is just one experiment in “controlled chance.” In the second movement of the String Septet, each [More......]
Feb 022012
Check out these Mills College images: Mill Image by Infinite Jeff Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York Shot on Ilford XP2 Super 400 chromogenic black & white film using a Voigtlander Bessa R3A rangefinder with a 40mm f/1.4 Nokton lens Clifton Mill Image by JZ152 This wasn’t a restaurant when I went to school in the 60′s, but it’s [More......]
Feb 012012
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Jan 312012
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Jan 302012
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