This further drives home the point that the primary hole in the music world is not distribution or production. The "mp3's are killing music" theorists would like us to think that, but the reality is that there or more options to produce great music and sell it than ever before.
The primary deficit is in discovery and promotion. Both those have changed dramatically and it has nothing to do with illegal downloads.
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It is a common humanistic concept to think of our bodies as the former parts of stars. You know..."the very atoms in our bodies used to be stars...wow...aren't we and the universe cool?" I've seen this in movies and songs and various manifestos.
It is somewhat of a letdown, then, to think that almost all of the atoms in my children's bodies were formerly chickens. Sure, at one time it was stars...but more recently: chickens. And potatoes.
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It is almost impossible to take a picture of our dog. She is completely black, and just shows up as this outline on a picture with no definition.
I think they should cover stealth fighters with poodle fur.
Not only would it prevent photography of these sensitive machines, could you imagine what "bad guys" would think if they shot down a stealth fighter covered in poodle fur? It would definitely not be good for their morale.
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When Republicans can fill that blank with something that's both electable and non-humorous in light of their voting record....they'll win again. In short, they need a little truth.
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The Republican party needs to be utterly defeated today. This is so it can be reborn with good candidates, and some clue about what it's philosophy is.
Carter resulted in Reagan.
Clinton led to a republican majority in Congress.
Obama will lead to something even better if the old, crufty parts of the Republican party can step aside.
For too long, the Republicans have tried to make reporters happy, and have pushed "their guy" in primaries. This approach has almost killed the party. It's time to start believing things again.
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