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I am such a fan of Science Blogs. Respectful Insolence and Pharyngula are two of my favorites. Occasionally I browse other blogs on the network and discovered A Blog Around the Clock.
This is now the second time I’m writing this particular post, kudos WP :P
I was reading the the suggested weekend articles when I came across one titled Five Key Reasons Why Newspapers Fail by Bill Wyman. I generally agreed with the points Mr.Wyman was making as his point of view is one of a 30 year veteran of the newspaper industry. The article is a two-parter, but well worth the read as Wyman shows the how and why the decline of print media.
I’ll post his suggestions on what must be done to ‘fix’ the problem, or at least start to reverse the trend.
1) Go hyper local; devote all resources, from reporting to front-page space, to local news. No one cares what the Pittsburgh Post-Dispatch has to say about Iraq.
2) Redesign the websites to present users with a single coherent stream of news stories and blog entries. Create simple filters to allow them to tailor the site to their preferences.
3) Tell the union you won’t be touching salaries, but that all work rules are being suspended, including seniority rights. Tell all reporters that they’re expected to post news if word of it reaches them in what used to be thought of as “after hours.”
4) Get out of the mindset of “nice” coverage. Tell the reporters to find the “talker” stories in town—development battles, corrupt pols, anything with a consumer bent. Monitor web traffic to find out what people are interested in. If a particular issue jumps, flood the zone. Make each paper the center of every local debate, no matter how trivial, and make finding and creating those debates the operation’s prime job. 
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Or as I was told, how to drive my piano instructor crazy. You see, apparently everyone and their dog wants….no needs to learn and play this piece.
The more popular name of course to this Bagatelle in A minor is Fur Elise. Looking over the score, one can see where the frustration lies when learning this. The main theme is really quite easy to learn and play, I can attest to that myself as with my limited skill I can get through it without it sounding horrible. However, the second part is interspersed with triplets and long runs that do require a great deal of practice to maintain the appropriate tempo throughout the piece.
Listen to the song and watch it on ytube here as this gentlemen does a wonderful job at conveying the beauty of Beethoven’s Music.
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Mystro
The Arbourist
Dead Wild Roses 
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