Unreferenced date May 2009 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Sweet Talk and Good Lies Type Album Artist Heather Myles Cover HeatherMylesSweetTalkandGoodLies.jpg Released 2002 Recorded Genre country music Country Length Label Rounder Records Producer Michael Dumas and Heather Myles Reviews Last album Highways and Honky Tonks br 1998 This album Sweet Talk and Good Lies br 2002 Next album Sweet Talk and Good Lies is the fifth album by Heather Myles . Highlights include the title song, Sweet Talk and Good Lies, Nashville s Gone Hollywood, in which she excoriates the current blandness of the country music scene, and Little Chapel, a duet with fellow honky tonker Dwight Yoakam . One and Only Lover sounds like something straight out of Buddy Holly s catalog, and she does decent covers of old standards By the Time I Get to Phoenix and Cry Me a River, although they are probably the least country music country sounding tunes on the album and the only ones that Myles did not write herself . Track listing Sweet Talk and Good Lies Heather Myles 3 12 Nashville s Gone Hollywood Heather Myles 2 57 Never Had a Broken Heart Heather Myles 4 13 One Man Woman Again Heather Myles 3 04 Little Chapel with Dwight Yoakam Heather Myles 2 57 By the Time I Get to Phoenix Jimmy Webb 2 48 One and Only Lover Heather Myles 2 31 Big Cars Heather Myles 3 30 The Love You Left Behind Heather Myles 3 11 If the Truth Hurts Heather Myles 2 21 Homewrecker Blues Heather Myles 2 48 Sweet Little Dangerous Heather Myles 3 01 Cry Me a River Arthur Hamilton 2 57 Category Heather Myles albums Category 2002 albums 2000s country album stub ... more details
Italic title Infobox book italic title see above name Bad Vibes image include the file, px and alt File Example.jpg 200px Cover image caption author Alberto Fuguet title orig Mala onda translator Kristina Cordero illustrator cover artist country Chile language Spanish language Spanish series genre Bildungsroman publisher Planeta 1992 br St. Martin s Press 1997 English translation pub date November 1991 english pub date April 1997 media type Print pages 308 1997 St. Martin s Press translation isbn 978 0312150594 oclc 35657888 dewey 863.20 congress PQ8098.16.U48 M313 1997 followed by Tinta roja Mala onda lang en Bad Vibes is a bildungsroman novel and social commentary by Alberto Fuguet . It is also Fuguet s debut novel , first published in 1991. Mala onda is set in Chile during a ten day period in late 1980, around the time of the Chilean constitutional referendum, 1980 Chilean constitutional referendum . The protagonist is Mat as Vicu a, a maladjusted, upper class , 17 year old boy who is jaded and frustrated by what he perceives as the folly and blandness of his family and peers. The novel examines the Chilean emulation of North American consumerism , in the context of a growing opposition to the dictatorial rule of Augusto Pinochet in Chile. See also The Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield External links worldcat oclc 35657888 name Bad Vibes worldcat oclc 499826664 name Mala onda DEFAULTSORT Mala onda Category 1992 novels Category Bildungsromans Category Chilean historical novels Category Debut novels Category Novels about consumerism Category Novels by Alberto Fuguet Category Novels set in Chile Category Novels set in the 1980s Category Political novels Category Spanish language novels 1990s novel stub Hist novel stub Chile stub ... more details
coord 37 41 52 N 122 28 50 W region US CA type city source GNIS display title The Westlake District of Daly City, California , is one of the first postwar post World War II suburb s in the United States . Located just south of San Francisco , Westlake has frequently been compared to Levittown, New York , the first major large scale postwar middle class housing development in the U.S. Developed by Henry Doelger , Westlake is notable for its monostylistic architecture, created by a core team of designers to encompass nearly every building in the development. For this reason, Westlake has become an icon for architectural blandness, exemplified by its endless rows of boxy houses, which were the inspiration for Malvina Reynolds Folk music folk song Little Boxes , an conformism anti conformity anthem in the 1960s. Despite its detractors, Westlake has enjoyed considerable publicity over the course of its 60 year history. In the 1950s, the neighborhood s architecturally innovative schools began appearing in national magazines such as Life magazine Life , Architectural Forum , and Fortune magazine Fortune . In the 1970s, one national magazine named Westlake one of the ten best suburbs in America. In 2003, the New York Times ran an article about Henry Doelger and his impact on history, citing Westlake as one of his most iconic neighborhoods. ref Brown, Patricia Leigh January 29, 2003 . http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?res 9B01E3DE1139F93AA15752C0A9659C8B63&scp 1&sq henry 20doelger&st cse Praising San Francisco s Champion of Conformity , The New York Times ref References Notes reflist spacing refimprove date December 2008 Bibliography http dalycityhistory.org westlake home.htm Official Daly City History Website Chandler, Samuel C. 1973 . Gateway to the Peninsula, Official History of Daly City, CA. , Daly City. OCLC 799903 . Keil, Rob 2006 . Little Boxes The Architecture of a Classic Midcentury Suburb , Advection Media. ISBN 0977923649. External links http www.westlaker ... more details
Fran ois Jullien born 2 June 1951 in Embrun, Hautes Alpes is a French Sinologist . Jullien was President of the French Association for Chinese Studies from 1988 to 1990 , director of the East Asian Department of the University of Paris VII 1990 2000 and President of the Coll ge international de philosophie 1995 1998 . ref http www.ciph.org college.php?rub historique ref He is currently Professor at Paris Diderot University ref http mitpress.mit.edu catalog author default.asp?aid 577 ref and director of the Institute of Contemporary Thought and the Marcel Granet Center. He is also a senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France. Works The Propensity of Things, a history of efficacy in China New York Zone Books, 1995 A treatise on efficacy between Western and Chinese thinking Honolulu University of Hawai i Press, 2004 Praise of blandness proceeding from Chinese thought and aesthetics New York Zone Books, 2004 The Great Image has no shape, or, On the nonobject through painting Chicago University of Chicago Press, 2009 The impossible nude Chinese art and western aesthetics Chicago University of Chicago Press, 2007 Detour and access strategies of meaning in China and Greece New York Zone Books, 2000 Vital nourishment departing from happiness Brooklyn Zone Books 2007 References reflist 2 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata NAME Jullien, Francois ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 2 June 1951 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Jullien, Francois Category 1951 births Category Living people Category People from Embrun, Hautes Alpes Category French sinologists de Fran ois Jullien fr Fran ois Jullien it Fran ois Jullien nl Fran ois Jullien pt Fran ois Jullien ru , zh ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name The Prom Kings Type studio Artist The Prom Kings Cover Prom Kings self titled.jpg Released Aug 2, 2005 Recorded Genre Rock music Rock , post grunge Length 38 45 Label Three Kings DBC Three Kings Producer Reviews Allmusic rating 1.5 5 Allmusic class album id r786926 pure url yes link Last album This album The Prom Kings br 2005 Next album The Prom Kings was a rock band based in Los Angeles , California . Their first single, Alone, started getting played on American rock radio stations in January 2005. Their self titled debut album was released in August 2005. Their song Blow was featured in the movie The Island 2005 film The Island . The song Blow was also featured for the advertising commercial of the 2007 DVD release of the film Ghost Rider . The album received mostly negative reviews, gathering a lowly 1.5 stars out of a possible 5 on AllMusic.Com. AllMusic reviewed the album by saying They re no doubt rolling in a nondescript grey Chevy Malibu, because that s about how distinctive this album is... citing the album s generic blandness. The band consisted of Fredrik Ramberg guitar , Renato L pez guitar , Josh Heffernan drums , Mauricio Jacome now a solo artist known as BRANDAO bass , and Chris Carney vocals . They have been signed to independent record label Three Kings DBC . As of 2011 the record label s website has been taken down. Their lead singer, Chris Carney, was also featured on the show twentyfourseven on MTV . The show was cancelled after only 6 episodes, an unprecedented move by MTV. The Prom Kings track listing Angels 3 49 Birthday 3 53 Fade 5 13 Better Man 3 42 Alone 3 39 Lines 3 28 Down feat. The Game rapper The Game 3 37 Blow 5 16 Bleeding 4 17 The One 3 51 References Allmusic class album id r786926 pure url yes Entry on allmusic External links http www.threekingsdbc.com Three Kings DBC myspace thepromkings DEFAULTSORT Prom Kings, The Category American rock music groups US rock band stub ... more details
Orphan date December 2009 Terry Savarise is the senior vice president of stadium operations for the Chicago White Sox major league baseball team. ref name Merkins cite web url http mlb.mlb.com news article.jsp?ymd 20090127&content id 3776778&vkey hotstove2008&fext .jsp title Sox new spring home on schedule last Merkins first Scott date 27 January 2009 publisher MLB.com accessdate 12 November 2010 ref He is the executive responsible for all aspects of the operation of U.S. Cellular Field , including the over 2,000 employees who staff the ballpark on game days. Savarise directed the planning and construction of the ballpark, which opened in 1991. A phased, multi year series of major renovations to the facility is currently underway. Under Savarise s leadership seating has been moved closer to the field of play, a popular Fan Deck was added in center field, and the entire color scheme of the ballpark was changed from whites and blues to dark greys and greens. In a dramatic move that shocked and delighted fans, the team also removed the top eight rows of the ballpark s upper deck and added a new roof over this portion of the stadium. Together, these changes had an enormous impact on fan perceptions of the facility previously the ballpark was maligned for its blandness, steep upper deck and lack of intimacy. Today, it is considered one of the finest sports facilities in North America . Other Achievements Savarise also serves as senior vice president of operations for the United Center , home of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks . Savarise was responsible for all design and construction aspects of this multipurpose arena. He also coordinated the installation and operation of the 1996 Democratic National Convention at the United Center. Savarise spearheaded the design and construction of Tucson Electric Park , the White Sox spring training facility and stadium in Tucson, Arizona , which opened in the spring of 1998. He worked closely on the design and construction o ... more details
Infobox Book name Weslandia title orig translator image File Weslandia lg.png 250 px image caption author Paul Fleischman illustrator Kevin Hawkes cover artist country United States language English language English series genre Juvenile Fiction publisher HarperCollins UK USA release date 1999 media type Print Hardcover Hardback & Paperback pages isbn ISBN 9 780 61363 5318 hardcover , ISBN 9 780 60625 9873 paperback oclc preceded by followed by Weslandia is a novel by Newbery Medal winner Paul Fleischman , with illustrations by Kevin Hawkes . It was published in 1999 by Candlewick Press. Plot Overview The story follows a protagonist, Wesley, in the creation of an eponymous micro nation in his parents backyard. His efforts are successful, and instead of being a social outcast, he gains a group of followers made up of his former grade school tormentors. When Wesley, a somewhat eccentric boy with no friends, discovers a mysterious plant magically growing in his parents backyard, he cultivates the plant over his summer vacation. The plant, which he names swist , provides him with a food source, and allows him to build shelter, tools, and even create his own entertainment and inspires Wesley to create his own writing system. Wesley s resourcefulness and meticulous research eventually allow to him the basis of his own civilization which he names Weslandia. Reception The over arching theme of the story is that unique personalities can lead to innovation and success, demonstrating the problem of groupthink in adolescent peer relationships and potentially encouraging social outcasts to follow their own path. fact date April 2011 There are also certain higher level, if simplistic, social critiques built into the story. One illustration shows Wesley s suburban neighborhood from above, which basically shows a landscape of identical houses with the only variation being garage on the left or garage on the right. This architectural blandness is a mirror of the groupthink that init ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Rock the Night Type live Artist Robert Walker musician Robert Walker Cover RW RocktheNight.jpg Released October 23, 2001 Recorded February 4, 2000 Genre blues Length Label Rooster Blues Producer Robert Walker br Last album Rompin & Stompin br 1998 This album Rock the Night br 2001 Next album Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score Rating 4 5 ref Allmusic class album id r554913 pure url yes Allmusic ref rev2 The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings PGB rev2Score Rating 3.5 5 Rock the Night is the first live album by United States American blues rock guitar ist Robert Walker musician Robert Walker . It was recorded on February 4, 2000 and released on October 23, 2001 by Rooster Blues . Track listing Cut You A Loose London 4 33 Found Love Jimmy Reed Reed 3 45 Rooster Blues West 3 43 Linda Lu Ray Sharpe Sharpe 2 51 Standing at My Window Don t Answer the Door Arthur Crudup Crudup , Jimmy Johnson musician Johnson 5 38 Truck Driving Man Fell 2 02 Why I Sing the Blues Dave Clark Clark , B. B. King King 3 58 Memphis Chuck Berry Berry 2 54 Stagger Lee traditional 3 50 Robert B. Goode Little Queenie Berry 3 57 Hide Away Freddie King King , Thompson 3 32 Personnel Performers David Pecan Porter bass guitar bass Sam Carr drum s Robert Walker guitar, vocals Production Jim O Neal producer, mixing Tomas Ford engineer Jack LeTourneau engineer, mixing Bill Steber photography Jannell Turner art direction, design, photography Reception After the blandness of Rompin & Stompin , Rock the Night fared considerably better. This was due in part to having fellow veteran musicians such as Carr and Porter, who are as wild as Walker, but less wayward. ref name PGB The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings , album review by Chris Smith pg. 676 ref The tethering of Walker by the others leads to some fun moments. ref name PGB That doesn t mean that they performed flawlessly, though, since reviewer Chris Smith comments how Hide Way has so many wrong notes th ... more details
File Keller Auditorium.JPG thumb Front of Keller Auditorium Keller Auditorium , formerly known as the Portland Municipal Auditorium , the Portland Public Auditorium , and the Portland Civic Auditorium , is a performing arts center located on Clay Street in Portland, Oregon Portland , Oregon , United States . It is part of the Portland Center for the Performing Arts . Opened in 1917, the venue first changed names in 1968, being renamed again in 2000 in honor of a 1.5 million renovation donation by Richard B. Keller. ref name pcpa cite web url http www.pcpa.com media history.php title PCPA History accessdate 2008 06 09 publisher Portland Center for the Performing Arts ref ref name Info cite web url http www.ledzeppelin database.com geekbaseweb forumpage.aspx?g posts&t 32 title Venue information and background publisher www.ledzeppelin database.com accessdate 2008 06 09 ref Originally holding 4,500 people, the venue now has a capacity of 2,992. ref name Info The Keller Auditorium is the home of many performances of the Portland Opera and the Oregon Ballet Theatre . Notable events President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered a campaign speech on October 18, 1956 at the auditorium. ref cite web url http www.presidency.ucsb.edu ws index.php?pid 10656 title 256 Address at the Civic Auditorium in Portland, Oregon. work The American Presidency Project accessdate 2010 01 02 ref Then Senator John F. Kennedy spoke at the auditorium on September 7, 1960. ref cite web url http www.presidency.ucsb.edu ws index.php?pid 25678&st portland title Excerpts from a Speech Delivered by Senator John F. Kennedy, Civic Auditorium, Portland, OR accessdate 2010 01 02 ref Reception In June 1970, Ada Louise Huxtable called the redesigned auditorium a building of unrelieved blandness . ref name nyt cite news url http select.nytimes.com gst abstract.html?res F10A1EFB385D16768FDDA80A94DE405B808BF1D3 title Coast Fountain Melds Art and Environment last Huxtable first Ada Louise date 1970 06 21 work New Yo ... more details
The Light is a 1987 composition by Philip Glass , his first score for a full symphony orchestra. The work was commissioned for the Michelson Morley Centennial Celebration held at Case Western Reserve University . The musical structure is inspired by the 1887 Michelson Morley experiment , an investigation of the speed of light that marked a turning point in modern science. Further reading refbegin cite news title Arts Review of the BBC Symphony at the Festival Hall first Andrew last Clements date 24 November 1987 work Financial Times location London page 23 id Factiva FTFT000020070506djbo032ow cite news title Fingers Outrace Feet in Ukelele first Sarah last Kaufman work The Washington Post date 26 July 2007 page C13 id ProQuest 1310243451 url http www.washingtonpost.com wp dyn content article 2007 07 25 AR2007072502292.html accessdate 26 July 2010 cite news title UNVEILING THE LIGHT first David last Marek date 31 January 1988 work The Washington Post page f03 id Factiva wp00000020011118dk1v007el cite news title The Cleveland s Adventures in Music first Joseph last McLellan date 3 February 1988 work The Washington Post page c06 id Factiva wp00000020011118dk23002iy cite news title The Boo Heard Round the Concert Hall first Steve last Metcalf agency Hartford Courant work The San Francisco Chronicle date 3 April 1988 page 5 id Factiva sfc0000020011118dk4300ejg cite news title Arts Concerts East Coast blandness Review of BBC SO Dohnanyi at the Festival Hall and on Radio 3 338 first Richard last Morrison date 23 November 1987 work The Times id Factiva T000000020051002djbn005hd cite news title Doug Varone and Dancers Joyce Theater, New York first Hilary last Ostlere date 3 November 2006 work Financial Times location London page 12 id Proquest 1156289981 cite news title Music New Works in Tribute to Science first John last Rockwell date 31 October 1987 work The New York Times id Factiva NYTF000020050429djav00bvq url http www.nytimes.com 1987 10 31 arts music new works in tri ... more details
Infobox single Name What Does It Feel Like? Cover Felix da Housecat What Does It Feel Like.jpg Artist Felix da Housecat featuring Melistar and Miss Kittin Album Kittenz and Thee Glitz Released start date 2001 Format CD single , Maxi single Recorded 2001 Genre House music House , Electroclash Length Label City Rockers Writer Miss Kittin Caroline Herv , Felix da Housecat Felix Stallings Producer Felix da Housecat Chronology Felix da Housecat singles Last single Silver Screen Shower Scene br 2001 This single What Does It Feel Like? br 2001 Next single Madame Hollywood br 2002 Misc Extra chronology Artist Miss Kittin Type singles Last single Silver Screen Shower Scene br 2001 This single What Does It Feel Like? br 2001 Next single Je t aime... moi non plus br 2001 External music video 1 http new.music.yahoo.com videos felix da housecat what does it feel like 2154857 ylt AnoxME7uhAASt6NUZVsuhQDHxCUv What Does It Feel Like? at Yahoo Music What Does It Feel Like? is the second single from Felix da Housecat s album Kittenz and Thee Glitz that features France French electronic music electronic electroclash musician Miss Kittin and Melistar. Critical reception Paul Cooper of Pitchfork Media gave a negative review, saying, Melistar and Miss Kittin join together in blandness. ref Cooper, Paul 2002 04 09 . http pitchfork.com reviews albums 3029 kittenz and thee glitz Felix Da Housecat Kittenz and Thee Glitz Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 2010 07 02. ref Track listing UK CD, Maxi single ref http www.discogs.com Felix Da Housecat What Does It Feel Like release 161186 Felix Da Housecat What Does It Feel Like? Discogs . Retrieved 2010 05 28. ref What Does It Feel Like? Original 2 37 What Does It Feel Like? R yksopp Return To The Sun Remix 7 12 Control Freaq No Ears Re Edit 7 37 Charts class wikitable sortable align left Chart 2002 align left Peak br Position align left Ultratop Belgian Dance Chart ref http www.ultratop.be fr showitem.asp?interpret Felix Da Housecat&titel What Does It ... more details
The 2011 Mediocrity is an advertising campaign launched by Subaru of America to represent the blandness of mid size Sedan automobile sedans . The ad campaign presents a fictitious vehicle that lampoons the American mid size sedan market. Without directly attacking any specific automobile manufacturer, the 2011 Mediocrity is a sedan that exemplifies all of the typical and non surprising features that are found in the marketplace in 2010. The Campaign The 2011 Mediocrity launch is designed to promote the Subaru Legacy . The campaign started with a digital postcard sent out to key industry insiders, which drove them to a website and informed them of the launch date. A Facebook page was created right before launch to help spark conversations about the car. Some cryptic Twitter Tweets also went out pre launch to help generate awareness of a big event coming soon. On October 1, 2010 the official website, 2011Mediocrity.com, went live. Three days later, a television campaign directed by Baker Smith of Harvest Films broke with a series of spots and rich media. Then, banners and 15 and 30 second video pre rolls were deployed, with all communications directing consumers back to 2011Mediocrity.com. Finally, car shopping sites offered Expert Reviews ref name autotrader http www.autotrader.com research article new reviews 72750 2011 mediocrity sedan new car review.jsp Auto Trader Review ref of the car and Competitive Comparisons to other cars listed on the sites. The campaign about the car was picked up from bloggers in the automotive industry like Jalopnik ref name Jalopnik http jalopnik.com 5655275 Jalopnik ref , USA Today ref name usatoday http content.usatoday.com communities driveon post 2010 10 subaru satires sedan market with 2011 mediocrity 1 USA Today ref and AutoGuide.com ref name AutoGuide.com http www.autoguide.com auto news 2010 10 subaru mocks competitors with 2011 mediocrity campaign.html AutoGuide.com . ref The Car An older model mid size sedan was the basic skeleton ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Music genre name Neotraditional country bgcolor brown color white stylistic origins Country music cultural origins USA 1980s instruments Guitar Steel guitar Dobro Harmonica Bass guitar Bass Fiddle Drum kit drums Mandolin Banjo popularity derivatives New country subgenrelist subgenres fusiongenres regional scenes other topics Neotraditional country , also known as new traditional country , is a country music style that emphasizes the instrumental background and a traditional country vocal style. Neotraditional country artists often dress in the fashions of the country music scene of the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s. Some neotraditional artists are sometimes associated with the alternative country movement. History Neotraditional country was born as a reaction to the perceived blandness of mainstream country music. New or neo traditionalism looked to the elders of country music like Ernest Tubb , Hank Williams and Kitty Wells for inspiration, and was a precursor to the more general categorization known as New country . In the mid 1980s Ricky Skaggs , a picking prodigy who took his inspiration from Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley Skaggs was a Ralph Stanley Clinch Mountain Boys Clinch Mountain Boy as a teen , began making music that he believed brought country back to its roots. Another Neotraditional Country artist was one of Skaggs friend and former band mate, Keith Whitley . After his success with Don t Close Your Eyes song Don t Close Your Eyes , Whitley was said to be a promising new artist however, in 1989, he died of an alcohol overdose at the age of 34. Despite his death, Whitley s sound remained influential among country artists. At that same time, artists like Gail Davies , whose hits included re makes of songs by Ray Price, Webb Pierce, Carl Smith, The Louvin Brothers and Johnny & Jack, set the tone in the late 70s and early 80s. Following that Randy Travis , George Strait and The Judds used vintage musical stylings, cove ... more details
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