tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-127965862024-03-05T06:44:37.469-06:00Ware V. WendellThis blog is used to organize information. Inclusion of a link does not necessarily imply endorsement. This blog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-46075593790257580072016-04-04T13:36:00.003-05:002016-04-04T13:36:37.279-05:00Chords1) <a href="http://www.pianochord.com/list-of-chords" target="_blank">PianoChord.com</a><br />
2) <a href="http://www.pianochorddictionary.com/" target="_blank">PianoChordDictionary.com</a>Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-69099384877938827882009-03-17T17:19:00.000-05:002009-03-17T17:18:57.309-05:00Uncorking CDOs<object width="400" height="302"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1876936&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1876936&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="302"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/1876936">Crisis explainer: Uncorking CDOs</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/marketplace">Marketplace</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-14276991005946692222009-03-09T20:22:00.001-05:002009-03-09T20:24:10.720-05:00Crisis of Credit Explained<object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3261363&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3261363&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/3261363">The Crisis of Credit Visualized</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jonathanjarvis">Jonathan Jarvis</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />An excellent explanation of how our economy has come to this place.Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-79792307415369463212009-02-21T22:13:00.002-06:002009-02-21T22:14:19.376-06:00Jeff Lofton - Jazz TrumpetThe website for jazz trumpeter Jeff Lofton can be found <a href="http://www.jefflofton.com/">here</a>.Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-34588286254444747612009-02-21T19:41:00.003-06:002009-02-21T19:45:14.584-06:00Roby "Supersax" EdwardsA world-class <a href="http://www.myspace.com/robygedwards">tenor sax player</a>, who blows with feeling, by way of Pittsburgh and Paris. We're very fortunate to have him in Austin. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HIQ-tlb2O6g&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HIQ-tlb2O6g&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-3894383115733772202009-02-19T07:54:00.004-06:002009-02-21T21:43:55.846-06:00Dr. James Polk - Austin JazzThe website for the Dean of the Austin jazz scene can be found <a href="http://www.twinkrecords.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />AustinJazz.net <a href="http://austinjazz.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=151&Itemid=1">interview</a> with Dr. Polk.<br /><br />Blues Family Tree Project <a href="http://www.diversearts.org/bft_james.html">page</a> on Dr. Polk.<br /><br />Sonobeat Records <a href="http://sonobeatrecords.com/jamespolk.html">page</a> on James Polk and the Brothers.<br /><br />James Polk and the Brothers - Just Plain Funk<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rhe9hDoyuSk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rhe9hDoyuSk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-1500597173646123202009-02-18T23:03:00.001-06:002009-02-18T23:07:00.662-06:00artPadA free and fun online painting program can be found <a href="http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/">here</a>.Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-2284396078454670812009-02-12T14:26:00.002-06:002009-02-12T14:28:12.186-06:00Dave Merrill at the TED conferenceMy good friend David Merrill presents at the TED conference on new human-computer interfaces, demonstrating the power and possibilities of "Siftables":<br /><br /><object width="446" height="326"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"></param> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/embed/DavidMerrill_2009-embed_high.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/DavidMerrill-2009.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=457" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgColor="#ffffff" width="446" height="326" allowFullScreen="true" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/embed/DavidMerrill_2009-embed_high.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/DavidMerrill-2009.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=457"></embed></object>Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-61161586748865779292009-02-10T13:26:00.003-06:002009-03-06T14:21:40.994-06:00The Presidents: 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years of Love)<span style="font-style:italic;">Great</span> song.Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-81764441811993356392009-02-10T01:39:00.007-06:002009-02-10T02:11:53.609-06:00Doug Glanville on PrivacyFormer professional baseball player Doug Glanville makes a very important point about <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/opinion/09glanville.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&emc=eta1">privacy</a>.<br /><br />It is coming to light that many players were evidently juiced, harming themselves and doing violence to the American pastime in their chemical quest for an edge.<br /><br />The manner in which some in baseball are addressing this issue is equally distressing, however, as they are violating individuals' privacy rights while grabbing headlines. <br /><br />Perjuring oneself while being asked questions under oath is unconscionable. But not giving a person a chance to address those questions for themselves, reneging on the terms of one's original agreement in the process, is likewise despicable. <br /><br />A few links on privacy follow:<br /><br />1) Warren and Brandeis' famous essay: "<a href="http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.805/articles/privacy/Privacy_brand_warr2.html">The Right to Privacy</a>," Harvard Law Review, Vol. IV, No. 5, Dec. 15, 1890.<br /><br />2) Privacy: <a href="http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/privacy/">Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy</a>Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-45073124097413578462009-02-09T23:08:00.001-06:002009-02-09T23:09:30.142-06:00Blogger links<a href="http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=42028">"How can I do more with links?"</a>Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-11856280410274883872009-02-09T17:56:00.005-06:002009-02-09T20:23:09.048-06:00Nouriel Roubini and Nassim TalebTwo economic realists <a href="http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2009/02/surreal_--_and_must-see.php">tell</a> it like it is.<br /><br />An overview of Taleb's "Black Swan" theory can be found <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_swan_theory">here</a>.<br /><br />Roubini's Global EconoMonitor can be accessed <a href="http://www.rgemonitor.com/">here</a>.Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-3549841159274297312009-02-08T23:17:00.009-06:002009-02-10T02:44:23.322-06:00"I Was Sure I Could Do It"<embed src='http://www.cbs.com/thunder/swf30can10cbsnews/rcpHolderCbs-3-4x3.swf' FlashVars='link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecbsnews%2Ecom%2Fvideo%2Fwatch%2F%3Fid%3D4784012n&partner=news&vert=News&autoPlayVid=false&releaseURL=http://release.theplatform.com/content.select?pid=QjytB1zh8jqlW1um7pDNOgcd2kl4WMDR&name=cbsPlayer&allowScriptAccess=always&wmode=transparent&embedded=y&scale=noscale&rv=n&salign=tl' allowFullScreen='true' width='425' height='324' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer'></embed><br/><a href='http://www.cbs.com'>Watch CBS Videos Online</a><br /><br />To perform in this way under this sort of pressure is more than admirable.<br /><br />Quotes from <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/08/60minutes/main4783580.shtml">the interview</a> with Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger follow:<br /><br /><blockquote>"It was the worst sickening pit of your stomach, falling through the floor feeling I've ever felt in my life. I knew immediately it was very bad," Sullenberger told correspondent Katie Couric.<br /><br />"Did you think, 'How are we gonna get ourselves out of this?'" Couric asked.<br /><br />"No. My initial reaction was one of disbelief. 'I can't belief this is happening. This doesn't happen to me,'" he remembered.<br /><br />Asked what he meant by that, Sullenberger said, "I meant that I had this expectation that my career would be one in which I didn't crash an airplane."</blockquote> <br /><br /><blockquote>He said he realized right away that the engines were failing. "It was obvious to me from the moment that we lost the thrust that this was a critical situation. Losing thrust on both engines, at a low speed, at a low altitude, over one of the most densely populated areas on the planet. Yes, I knew it was a very challenging situation."<br /><br />The plane, Sullenberger explained, lost forward momentum almost completely. "The airplane stopped climbing and going forward, and began to rapidly slow down. That's when I knew I had to take control of the airplane."<br /><br />"I put my hand on the side stick and I said, the protocol for the transfer of control, 'my aircraft,' and the first officer Jeff immediately answered, 'Your aircraft,'" Sullenberger, 58, remembered.</blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote>Asked what was going through his head, Sullenberger told Couric, "I knew immediately that this, unlike every other flight I'd had for 42 years, was probably not going to end with the airplane undamaged on the runway."</blockquote> <br /><br /><blockquote>But the engines didn't start. "No luck. I mean, I got the AP running, I turned the ignition on, but still, no usable thrust. We were descending rapidly toward the water," he recalled. "The water was coming up at us fast."<br /><br />"Do you think about the passengers at that moment?" Couric asked.<br /><br />"Not specifically," Sullenberger said. "I mean, more abstractly, perhaps. <span style="font-weight:bold;">I mean, knew I had to solve this problem. I knew I had to find a way out of this box I found myself in.</span>"<br /><br />Asked if he at any point prayed, he told Couric, "I would imagine somebody in back was taking care of that for me while I was flying the airplane."<br /><br />"<span style="font-weight:bold;">My focus at that point was so intensely on the landing," he said. "I thought of nothing else.</span>"</blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote>"What were some of the things you had to do to make this landing successful?" Couric asked.<br /><br />"I needed to touch down with the wings exactly level. I needed to touch down with the nose slightly up. I needed to touch down at a descent rate that was survivable. And I needed to touch down just above our minimum flying speed but not below it. And I needed to make all these things happen simultaneously," he explained.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">And he had to keep his cool. "The physiological reaction I had to this was strong, and I had to force myself to use my training and force calm on the situation," he said.<br /><br />He told Couric that wasn't a hard thing to do. "It just took some concentration."</span><br /><br />And he told Couric the three-and-a-half minute descent actually felt like three and a half minutes - there was no sensation of slow motion. "I wish it had been. I might've thought about more things on the way down."</blockquote> <br /><br /><blockquote>Ninety seconds before hitting the water, Captain Sullenberger made an announcement to the passengers and crew. Three simple words: "brace for impact."<br /><br />"I made the brace for impact announcement in the cabin and immediately, through the hardened cockpit door, I heard the flight attendants begin shouting their commands in response to my command to brace. 'Heads down. Stay down.' I could hear them clearly. They were chanting it in unison over and over again to the passengers, to warn them and instruct them. And I felt very comforted by that. I knew immediately that they were on the same page. That if I could land the airplane, that they could get them out safely," he remembered.<br /><br />"But there was still a big if," Couric pointed out.<br /><br />"<span style="font-weight:bold;">I was sure I could do it," he replied</span>.<br /><br />There couldn’t have been a better man for the job: a former Air Force fighter pilot who spent nearly 30 years flying commercial aircraft, specialized in accident investigations, and instructed flight crews on how to respond to emergencies in the air.<br /><br />"I think, in many ways, as it turned out, my entire life up to that moment had been a preparation to handle that particular moment," he said. <br /></blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote>"When you landed, you and the first officer looked at each other," Couric said.<br /><br />"And we said, 'Well, that wasn't as bad as I thought.' And then we quickly began doing our duties. He was running the evacuation check list while I opened the door and commanded evacuate," Sullenberger recalled.<br /><br />"Did you give yourself even a few seconds though to acknowledge that you had averted disaster?" Couric asked.<br /><br />"No, because I hadn't quite yet," he replied. "And I had business to attend to. <span style="font-weight:bold;">I had a job to do.</span>"</blockquote><br />Take a look at the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QvopF5ocow">video</a> of Captain Sullenberger's homecoming speech in Danville, California, an example of the power of brevity and quiet understatement. <br /><br />Captain Sullenberger stated, "Circumstance determined that it was this experienced crew that was scheduled to fly that particular plane on that particular day. But I know I can speak for the entire crew when I tell you <span style="font-weight:bold;">we were simply doing the jobs we were trained to do.</span>"Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-26429231202178058682009-02-08T22:33:00.000-06:002009-02-08T22:35:06.428-06:00The Wicked Pickett<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GwjxHzg-PgM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GwjxHzg-PgM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-91912167863644431952009-02-08T17:47:00.004-06:002009-02-08T18:41:53.515-06:00Kay RyanCharlie Rose <a href="http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/9342">interviews</a> the new Poet Laureate of the United States, Kay Ryan.<br /><br />Ryan casts a wizened, wry eye on the world. An exemplar of her taut and thoughtful poetry can be found <a href="http://www.theparisreview.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5891">here</a>.Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-37937302861182395712008-08-16T12:48:00.000-05:002008-08-16T12:55:49.980-05:00Michael Johnson200m at 1996 Olympics<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9zHfLSZ82_4&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9zHfLSZ82_4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />400m at Seville in 1999<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vVL7QLHn5y4&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vVL7QLHn5y4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-86326332924769123022008-08-16T12:18:00.000-05:002008-08-16T12:25:00.892-05:00Jesse Owens -- 1936 Olympics<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/K1XclGwJY8s&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/K1XclGwJY8s&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bfb4VOOwOOI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bfb4VOOwOOI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />An amazingly efficient stride and a great champion.Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-30323271220921408392008-06-21T16:40:00.000-05:002008-06-21T16:42:19.861-05:00So What<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/U4FAKRpUCYY&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/U4FAKRpUCYY&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />This may just be one of Coltrane's best solos.Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-36412612710000313692008-06-07T01:12:00.000-05:002008-06-07T01:22:25.605-05:00A beautiful mind<a href="http://www.turbulence.org/spotlight/thinking/chess.html">http://www.turbulence.org/spotlight/thinking/chess.html</a><br /><br />Perhaps brain is the more precise term, as mind may connote consciousness.Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-35853709948759082612008-06-02T12:28:00.000-05:002008-06-02T14:04:37.031-05:00Bo Diddley passes away<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/M8PIbrMh6vo&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/M8PIbrMh6vo&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />An originator who brought a new sound into being, he was rhythm personified.<br /><br />Bo's beat echoes on.Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-910397500880304862008-04-11T21:24:00.000-05:002008-04-11T21:28:00.036-05:00Prof. Randy PauschAn inspirational figure who has given us many <a href="http://download.srv.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/">wise words</a> on how to make the most of our time on this planet.Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-69665182368665237452008-04-07T13:59:00.000-05:002008-04-07T14:00:55.248-05:00Respect Yourself: The Stax Record Story<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9W4zlYem67w&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9W4zlYem67w&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-89046607260990074482007-12-09T02:42:00.001-06:002007-12-09T02:42:43.821-06:00Wes Montgomery -- 'Round Midnight <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/pAtNJdnaEGY' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/pAtNJdnaEGY'/></object></p><p>A melodic, supremely tasteful portrayal of Monk's classic.</p></div>Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-16602629761858852152007-12-09T02:20:00.001-06:002007-12-09T02:20:21.883-06:00Skip James - I'm So Glad<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/k1UodvH6zFw' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/k1UodvH6zFw'/></object></p></div>Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796586.post-13070966502593479072007-12-06T21:04:00.001-06:002007-12-06T21:04:20.967-06:00Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, Leon Russell - A Song For You<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/7sXGT0WhFnU' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/7sXGT0WhFnU'/></object></p><p>Leon Russell wrote one of the greatest songs ever and Willie Nelson and Ray Charles do it justice.</p></div>Ware Wendellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030110390589653849noreply@blogger.com0