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Gaelic Psalm Singing

Gaelic Psalm Singing - Metafilter
From the amazing Metafilter, an American music professor thinks that he has traced the roots of American Gospel music to Scotland, specifically the Hebrides.
MP3 goodness:
Psalm 133 [mp3]
Psalm 16 5-7 [mp3]
Psalm 16 6-9 [mp3]

AV Club Interviews Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain interview
An interview with celebrity "bad boy" author and chef, Anthony Bourdain. They talk travel, tv, food, restaurants, and celebrity chef culture.

Stephen Covey on "How to strike a work and life balance"

How to strike a work and life balance
Dr. Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, writes about managing time and balancing the demands of work and life, including the downside of multitasking. The solution? Focus on what's truly important, rather than what's "Pressing, Proximate, Pleasant and Popular".

Small Business 101: How to Get Started

Small Business 101: How to Get Started From the New York Times, a quick and simple guide about how to start channeling your entrepreneurial urges, and why it's never been easier to start your own business.

Kottke's Best Links of 2007

Best Links of 2007 from kottke.org
One of the best linkers around is Kottke, and here are his favourite links. Thanks for the great work!!
Happy New Year!!

Heat - The invisible ingredient

"The Invisible Ingredient in Every Kitchen"
New York Times article by Harold Mcgee about the rarely considered properties of heat when cooking food.

The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto

The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto
A New York Times feature, with photos and an eye-witness account by the photographer, Getty Images' John Moore, of the last few moments of Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto's life.

How Starbucks boosts sales at mom and pop cafes

Why Starbucks actually helps mom and pop coffee shops
This article from Slate is explains how independent cafes and retail shops can piggyback on the research and marketing of the coffee giant to succeed, despite Starbucks' best attempts. This sounds like great strategy for small businesses.

Getting personal service by phone

Get Human

Especially after Christmas, many people have questions about different products or services, and need to call a company's Customer Service phone number. In times like these, automated telephone systems can be helpful or really frustrating. You can get bounced from menu to menu, and your question may never be addressed.

Get Human lists numbers for a wide range of companies. It also tells you how to bypass the automated voice mail and get support from a real, live person!