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30 Sep 2010

Dropbox Upload Slow Mac

The right way to clean my Macbook Guru?

Just as PC, Macbook Guru also is required recurring cleaning and we have to achieve it. The intention of program is to try to make our Macbook Seasoned professional jobs easily and successfully.

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30 Sep 2010

Review: Restless Eyes (Lia Fail)

Lia Fail are a dark/neofolk outfit from Italy who have been doing the rounds for a while now. Restless Eyes is a little two song demo/single CD presented in classy packaging. For what it is I quite enjoyed it…but the great brevity of the release makes it hard to really form a concrete opinion of the band. …

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29 Sep 2010

Review: At Home (All in the Merry Month of May)

All in the Merry Month of May is a one-woman (with a few guests) folk outfit; with the debut release At Home we are offered a warm, quirky, DIY folk gem. …

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25 Sep 2010

Review: Taiwaskivi (Halo Manash)

There is a real mystique and awe surrounding Halo Manash, experimental psychic-sonic pioneers from Suomi whose unique menagerie of drones, found instruments, and primal spirit combine to yield a truly sonic experience of solemn but untamed ritualism. …

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25 Sep 2010

Review: The Empty Circle Part II: Trails of Blood and Fragments of the Tradition (The Joy of Nature)

Earthy, richly layered, alternately dreamy and visceral, Trails of Blood and Fragments of the Tradition is a noble tribute to The Joy of Nature’s musical forebears, and a true celebration of life. A marvellous continuation of the trilogy of The Empty Circle, and a release which leaves me very excited to hear the concluding release of the series… …

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25 Sep 2010

Review: The Empty Circle Part I: Swirling Lands of Disquiet and Catharsis (The Joy of Nature)

Heavily laden with synchronistic beauty, this is an album that rewards deep exploration and reflection. The music is rich, subtle, and evokes a string of all-encompassing worlds, like pearls on the necklace of the hermaphrodite Mercurius. Couto has fulfilled the ambition of this release with an assured genius that bodes well for the sequel albums in the series of The Empty Circle. …

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23 Sep 2010

Autumn Equinox News 2010

~ THE TURNING OF THE WHEEL ~

Autumn Equinox 2010

* Hex Issue 7: Fall/Winter 2010 is Here! *

Support Hex! We are community-supported not-for-profit publication. …

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21 Sep 2010

My Own Private Ecological Disaster ~ Editorial

The prescient H.G. Wells once wrote that human history might soon become a “race between education and catastrophe.” I would add that this race started a long time ago, for criticism of the Industrial Revolution has accompanied its viral growth since its inception. And now, in 2010, amid a (supposedly) flourishing “Green” movement and increased awareness about the environment, we face one of the largest environmental disasters in human history. …

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21 Sep 2010

Norwegian Yule Dinner

I get very inspired to cook Norwegian foods at this time of year. When I lived in Norway I really enjoyed all the special foods that were served and enjoyed during the Yuletide season. So when I came back to the US, I decided that I would celebrate the Winter Solstice by feasting on Nordic cuisine. …

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21 Sep 2010

Squash Soup

Just last week I accidentally bought an unusually large squash, weighing close to 2 kg (4 lbs. 6 ½ ounces). It was a butternut, obviously coming from a healthy vine, with beautiful colour and shape and just perfectly ripened. What to do with it? A giant pumpkin soup was the obvious answer! …

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21 Sep 2010

Bisp ~ Mulled Wine

In Scandinavia, drinking spiced wine during the holiday season is a celebrated event. Norwegians have special holiday parties dedicated to drinking spiced wine during the winter holidays. The most common wine is called Gløgg. Here is a different version called Bisp… …

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21 Sep 2010

Heiti of the Gods

[This article by Siegfried Goodfellow is a companion to or amplification of “Forming a Mythic Response to the Deepwater Catastrophe,” an article by Siegfried featured in Issue 7, Winter 2010, of Hex Magazine – Ed.] Heiti of the Gods: Fridlef as Njord, Amundus as Volund, Bjorn as Hodur, and Helgi as Halfdan An explanation by Siegfried Goodfellow, with special research help from Carla O’Harris. There are many in modern times who may not be familiar with these identifications known in ancient days, and candor requires bringing people to the sources from which they are derived so each may make up their own mind as to their solidity and validity. The explanations here may seem Byzantine, but such is the fate of tracing polynyms amongst the skalds, who loved labyrinthine foldings, and once you grasp the gestalt underlying these different variations, the logic becomes crystal clear. …

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