Monthly Archives: April 2012

Цекало и Puttin` отожгли на Воробьевых горах [VIDEO] Dancing In Moscow

This video, uploaded to YouTube on February 26, 2012, is of a Russian ‘flash mob’ putting together a massive dance number on a Moscow street.

The song is Irving Berlin’s “Puttin’ On The Ritz”, written in 1929 and intended to satirize the less well-off dressing-up ‘to the nines’.

So … You’ve got a Russian Flash mob dancing to a song written by a Russian-American Jewish Composer, originally observing the working class trying to emulate the rich.

As with so many things, the media (Russian media, in this case) are debating whether the performance had a deeper sociopolitical meaning: “Puttin'”? Putin? Good Putin policy? Bad Putin policy?

Or is a dance sometimes just a dance?

Watch it here.

PS: If someone could give me a good English translation of the original Russian title, I’d be much obliged.

OCCUPYHOUSTON: Apr 20-30, 2012, (Evicted from Tranquility Park by HPD)

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For those who maintain the occupation at night and all day: “They also serve who only stand and wait.” ~ John Milton (1608 – 1674) from Sonnet XIX.

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Please note: If you have information about the Occupation which is not getting input to the main site in a timely fashion, please write a comment or email me (ThinkwingRadio@msn.com) and I’ll consider posting it on this blog. FYI, I do not necessarily support every action reported here to the same degree or at all, but I report. – Mike

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OccupyHouston is (at least temporarily) without a permanent physical presence. I have been informed by @OccupyHouston (#OHTX) that, “The library steps are our [temporary] unofficial meeting area.” [See Tweet below jump.]

This post will be further updated as the week progresses ~ Mike

Upcoming Events, (More info below the jump):

May Day MAYDAY! May 1st, 2012
Occupy the Machine’s action for April has been postponed! (WAS, Solidarity with Occupy the Machine

News & Announcements (More info below the jump):

Tweets: News, Opinion, Comments: Below the jump
Calendar Of Upcoming Events
Occupy Kingwood – A Sustainable Form Of The Occupy Movement <– Click here
OCCUPY MOVEMENT: Occupy Together – Actions and Directory (Domestic and Worldwide) <– Click here
Minutes 4/18: GA discussion

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UPDATE (4/9/2012): Energy Independence, Topic for APRIL 11th SHOW ON KPFT 90.1 FM (Houston)

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<UPDATE, 4/9/2012>: Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig continues with my next scheduled show on April 11th (Wednesday at 9:30-9:55 am CT) on KPFT in Houston (90.1 FM). You can listen live when the show is on-air by clicking here: Listen Live (32k)

My confirmed guests will be Edward Hirs and Michael Skelly. The topic we’ll begin to explore is “Energy Independence: We Talk About It, But What Does It Mean?”

While we may drift as the conversation develops, I think that these are the topics I’ve settled on and, briefly, the reasons why.
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Wind Turbines: “It’s always something” [VIDEO]

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UPDATE, 4/30/2012: Along the lines described in this piece: NASA Satellite Measurements Imply Texas Wind Farm Impact On Surface Temperature

UPDATE: 4/9/2012: On Wednesday, April 11th, I’ll be doing a show on Energy Independence on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). You can read about the show and how to hear it here.

Since wind energy will be a topic of discussion, it seemed like a good time to re-post this piece, originally written by me in April of 2010.

– Mike

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It seems that wind turbines change how heat dissipates in the areas downwind of them, because they slow the wind as it spins their propellers. Once one begins to think about it, this domino effect makes perfect sense.
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UPDATE, Guests & Background: Energy Independence, Topic for APRIL 11th SHOW ON KPFT 90.1 FM (Houston)

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Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig continues with my next scheduled show on April 11th (Wednesday at 9:30-9:55 am CT) on KPFT in Houston (90.1 FM). You can listen live when the show is on-air by clicking here: Listen Live (32k)

My confirmed guests will be Edward Hirs and Michael Skelly. The topic we’ll begin to explore is “Energy Independence: We Talk About It, But What Does It Mean?”

The show runs less than a half hour, so I’m providing some additional background for listeners who want more depth on the guests and topics.

Below are autobiographical sketches of my guests, and below that are links to articles and background material which they have suggested.

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OCCUPYHOUSTON: Apr 6-15, 2012, (Evicted from Tranquility Park by HPD)

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: Read our newspaper online

For those who maintain the occupation at night and all day: “They also serve who only stand and wait.” ~ John Milton (1608 – 1674) from Sonnet XIX.

_________________________________

Please note: If you have information about the Occupation which is not getting input to the main site in a timely fashion, please write a comment or email me (ThinkwingRadio@msn.com) and I’ll consider posting it on this blog. FYI, I do not necessarily support every action reported here to the same degree or at all, but I report. – Mike

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OccupyHouston is (at least temporarily) without a permanent physical presence. I have been informed by @OccupyHouston (#OHTX) that, “The library steps are our [temporary] unofficial meeting area.” [See Tweet below jump.]

This post will be further updated as the week progresses ~ Mike

Upcoming Events, (More info below the jump):

#OHTX Benefit Concert! April 7th
Solidarity with Occupy the Machine ( Support their April action (April 19 – 24, 2012) as described here)

News & Announcements (More info below the jump):

Tweets: News, Opinion, Comments: Below the jump
Calendar Of Upcoming Events
Occupy Kingwood – A Sustainable Form Of The Occupy Movement <– Click here
OCCUPY MOVEMENT: Occupy Together – Actions and Directory (Domestic and Worldwide) <– Click here
General Assembly Minutes 4/1/12

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Energy Independence, Topic for APRIL 11th SHOW ON KPFT 90.1 FM (Houston)

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My exciting new relationship with KPFT in Houston (90.1 FM), Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig is continues with my next scheduled show on April 11th (Wednesday at 9:30-9:55 am CT). It will be both timely and intriguing.

My confirmed guests will be Edward Hirs and Michael Skelly. The topic I’ll begin to explore is “Energy Independence: We Talk About It, But What Does It Mean?” The sorts of questions I’d like to discuss: Continue reading →

“Hoodlum”, “Hood”, Hoodie”: A Bit Of Etymology

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What’s in a word? Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet? Do words shape ideas, or is it the other way around? Do the limitations of language (homonyms; synonyms; diverse word origins evolving into words sounding the same but meaning totally different things) expand our perspectives while still subtly limiting them?

“Etymology”, the origin of words, is always fascinating. Most words can be traced to Proto-Indo-European, or “PIE”, as it is often abbreviated.

The Trayvon Martin case has forced all of us to look at our own basic prejudices and assumptions.

So the question remains: What’s in a word?

Below are some dictionary definitions and etymologies for three words: “Hoodlum”, “Hood”, and “Hoodie”. When you hear these words, think of what they evoke in your mind, and then read below for the dictionary definitions and believed origins of these words.

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What Percent Are You? (Link to INTERACTIVE Calculators)

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Liberals may have issues with some of the positions taken and statements made by the Wall Street Journal’s editorial side, but no one can say they aren’t bright folks.

Here is a link to an article written by Phil Izzo for the WSJ blog from October 19, 2011. It includes what is fast becoming a favorite app for seeing where you stand in the 99% (or perhaps the 1%, if you’re lucky).

You can read the article, or click on the link below to go straight to the app:

http://graphicsweb.wsj.com/documents/PERCENTMETER1110/

Also check out a version of the calculator created earlier by Robert Frank (July 28, 2011) for The Wealth Report that also looks at total wealth. Frank has now upgraded his calculator with “Frank’s Rich-O-Meter 3.0”.

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Liberals may have issues with some of the positions taken and statements made by the Wall Street Journal’s editorial side, but no one can say they aren’t bright folks.

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This post will be further updated as the week progresses ~ Mike

This post will be further updated as the week progresses ~ Mike