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Well, had an amazing time at the fest. Great space, great people, and great performances. Here's what I caught: The Acorn (good set, though I think their previous set with Bon Iver was better) Blitzen Trapper (suffered a bit from being in a severely overpacked Tipi, but they rocked out) Bob Log III (fun stuff) The Broken Family Band (very fun) Dirty Projectors (meh, not as impressed as I hoped I'd be) Explosions In The Sky (awesomeness. can't wait to see these guys again) Fleet Foxes (incredible set. Perfect venue for them. So much better than last time I saw them) Jarvis Cocker and Richard Hawley DJ set (unimpressive) The Leisure Society (great discovery. A local band from brighton who make lovely sounds) Loney, Dear (fun band) The Low Anthem (excellent!) Magnolia Electric Co. (good show, not fantastic though) Neko Case (great set. Didn't go in expecting much but she was great) Okkervil River (another great set. really well received and high energy) Shearwater (can't really remember to be honest!) Steve Earle (great set. did a lot of Townes Van Zandt stuff which I love) The Tallest Man On Earth (another great discovery. Killer songwriter) Vetiver (great set. Thanks to whoever recommended!) William Elliot Whitmore (another great set and great discovery). Thanks to all of you who suggested bands to see! Here are a few photos from the fest: Main Stage. Probably only held 4,000 or so and rarely had more than 3k at a time I'd say.

good ones can be had in Montreal (Osaka and Isakaya restaurants both make very tasty traditional verisons). Sorry, don't know about Ottawa.

chop into wedges along with wedges of sweet potato and parsnip, little bit of oil, salt and garlic and broil until crispy. Great replacement for fries.

yeah, I saw the acorn open for bon iver a few months ago here in brighton, so they're def. getting some european dates.

haven't been, but have been to Tanzania and will probably be going a couple more times in the coming months. I work with some people who have lived there, so if you have specific questions beyond a tour guide feel free to PM me. Am planning a trip to Arusha park in March.

actually, it looks like that list I posted is missing a lot of bands. Blitzen Trapper's listed as well, and I think some folks on here were giving them really positive reviews. Thanks for your suggestions though!

http://www.endoftheroadfestival.com/ Really small fest limited to 5,000 people in Dorset, UK. Very chilled out and community/eco oriented. Should be fun! Hold Steady are also playing but don't seem to be on that list, and Jarvis Cocker is doing a DJ set. Don't know what that'll be like.

Going to a small festival this weekend featuring a bunch of bands I haven't heard too much about. Aside from the obvious ones (Fleet Foxes, Neko Case, Explosions, Dirty Projectors, etc.) any other bands that I should catch? Thanks for the advice! The Acorn Alela Diane Alasdair Roberts Archie Bronson Outfit AU Bear Driver Bob Lind Bob Log III The Boy Least Likely To Brakes The Broken Family Band Charlie Parr Chief Dan Michaelson and the Coastguards Dan Sartain Darren Hayman David Thomas Broughton Dent May Dirty Projectors The Dodos The Duke and the King Efterklang Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo Esben and the Witch Explosions In The Sky First Aid Kit Fleet Foxes Get The Blessing The Hand The Heavy Herman Dune Holly Throsby The Horrors Howlin Rain Huw M Iain Archer Jess Elva J Tillman Joe Gideon and the Shark Laura Gibson Lay Low The Leisure Society Loney, Dear The Lost Brothers The Low Anthem Magic Arm Magnolia Electric Co. Malcolm Middleton Motel Motel Mumford and Sons The Mummers Neko Case Ohbijou Okkervil River The Pack A.D Peter Brodeick Quack Quack Richmond Fontaine Sam Baker Shearwater She Keeps Bees Soy Un Caballo Sparrow and the Workshop Stardeath and White Dwarves Stars of Sunday League Steve Earle The Tallest Man On Earth This Frontier Needs Heroes Tiny Vipers The Tenebrous Liar The Travelling Band Vetiver Twi the Humble Feather The Week That Was Whispertown 2000 Wildbirds and Peacedrums William Elliot Whitmore Wye Oak Zun Zun Egui

i'm gonna pass this year. Too hard to follow what the hell's going on when you only get to see about one game a season.

for dry-ish fish (marlin, shark, swordfish, etc.), I like to do them in foil packs with various combinations of spice and veg. I like it with chili sauce, a slice of tomato, lemon juice, a bit of chopped onion, garlic, S&P, and coriander.

i think I have his Sault police hockey card from the Greyhounds! Remember those? You had to go ask a cop if he/she had any and they'd give them out. Blast from the past.

games forum please

Chateauneuf du Pape is one of my favorite red appelations along with Pomerol. Got this one waiting for me to crack open.

One of my favorite album titles ever too!

Total Times Played Character Zero - 11 (33%) Limb By Limb - 11 (33%) Down With Disease - 10 (30%) Ghost - 10 (30%) Bouncing Around the Room - 9 (27%) Chalk Dust Torture - 9 (27%) Funky Bitch - 9 (27%) Harry Hood - 9 (27%) Possum - 9 (27%) Run Like an Antelope - 9 (27%) Tweezer - 9 (27%) You Enjoy Myself - 9 (27%) 33 shows and never saw Fee (not that I'm crushed by that)

i wonder if they had to pay royalties to will farrell for the blantant anchorman borrow.

where can I obtain said event?

Speaking of which, I think today's Yukon John's 40th if you want to fire him a message (or maybe you're on top of that stuff)!

Great (fuzzy) memories of seeing these guys at the Upstairs Club/Perfect Strangers, the Pit and Chateau Lafayette many many moons ago with Sloth and others.

There's another post opening up with more of a focus on the adaptation side of things as well. Geneva based though. IISD Ottawa is the HQ for their canadian climate policy work.

Lots of travel opportunity, great team to work with, etc. PM me if you're looking for details. Position: Project Officer, Climate Change and Energy (Term--August 15, 2009 to March 31, 2010) Organization: International Institute for Sustainable Development http://www.iisd. org/about/ employment. asp Location: Ottawa The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has a growing portfolio of work in the field of climate mitigation, emissions trading and climate policy. IISD wishes to engage a Project Officer to support the Institute's on-going work in this area. The Project Officer will support implementation of a diversity of initiatives of IISD as assigned. RESPONSIBILITIES: The Project Officer shall participate in research, management and communications associated with projects undertaken within the Climate Change and Energy program of IISD. Under the direction of the Director, Climate Change and Energy, or his delegate, the Project Officer will: * Carry out substantive research and project support related to the following issues as required: - development of policies within Canada, North America and globally for promoting clean energy development, such as through emissions trading (both project- and allowance-based mechanisms); - design and modalities of the international climate change regime; and - facilitation of the development, deployment and diffusion of technologies that support climate change mitigation and adaptation. * Conduct research and write on climate change mitigation, energy and other issues as required. * Follow on-going provincial, national and international climate change and energy processes. * Organize meetings, work with partner organizations, and write project documents according to the needs of initiatives within the Climate Change and Energy program. * Manage activities in cooperation with other IISD personnel, including but not limited to implementing specific projects, controlling budgets, maintaining relationships with funders, and supervising IISD or external consultants associated with these projects. * Support the Climate Change and Energy team's public engagement and outreach activities, such as the development of communication materials and Web site content. * Assist with the maintenance of IISD's institutional presence in Ottawa, including the maintenance of relationships within the government, non-governmental and private sectors. * Maintain contacts with domestic and international project partners. * Identify and initiate new projects through IISD's project planning and review mechanism; develop proposals and raise funds for new project initiatives. * Represent IISD at national and international fora. * Perform other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS: The Project Officer should possess the following qualifications: * Masters Degree in the social sciences (e.g., political science, public administration, economics) or an interdisciplinary program (e.g., natural resources management, environmental studies). * Minimum two years of relevant work experience preferred. * Substantive knowledge related to climate change and energy policy, with an emphasis on issues of concern to Canada and in North America. * Familiarity with sustainable development theory and policy issues. * Very strong writing, communication and networking skills. * Very strong organizational skills. * Systems thinking, creativity and drive balanced with considered judgment. * Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a member of a team. * Availability to travel within Canada and internationally. * Fluency in a language other than English, particularly in French or Spanish, is considered an asset. LOCATION: This full-time contract position will be based at IISD's office in Ottawa, Canada. APPLICATIONS: Please send a CV (no longer then 2 pages including the names, phone numbers and email addresses of 2 references) as well as a covering letetter (1 page). IISD is committed to equal opportunity. Compensation is competitive and will be commensurate with experience. Although we appreciate receiving all applications, only those candidates we wish to interview will be contacted. Closing Date: July 17, 2009 Reply in confidence to: Director, Human Resources & Administration International Institute for Sustainable Development 6th Floor, 161 Portage Avenue East Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 0Y4 Fax: (204) 958-7710 E-mail: info@iisd.ca

As mentioned above, it's just a matter of managing the theme, or "look" you want. In the control panel of your blog you can go to "Manage Themes" (or something similar, mine is in french so I don't know the exact label). You can then sort through tons of possible themes according to number of columns, colours, etc., add whatver "widgets" you want (calendar, flickr tool, RSS reader, etc.), and then preview what the whole thing would look like. So it's basically a two step process: 1. Find a general theme you like 2. customise it so it has what you want in it. Feel free to PM me if you want more info. ps. this is a cool site for playing around with the look of different themes (switch themes on teh right hand side of the screen). http://playwith.wpthemes.info/

The Rae Spoon album is also killer. Disappointed (but not surprised) that (s)he didn't make the shortlist.

Yeah, totally. For wordpress you have 2 options, wordpress.org, which you download and host somewhere (complicated to me), or wordpress.com, which is hosted by them for free (simple). Took me one day to set up the system and it's now managed by someone who has VERY minimal internet or computer skills.