Daily Archives: April 6, 2002

Preserving sprituals

Posted on April 6, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

An interesting article about a professor at Texas Southern University and his quest to transcribe and preserve sprituals. I had no idea that Antonin Dvorak played a role in the history of this music. Check it out. Continue reading →

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Give blood

Posted on April 6, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Blood banks are going to have a tougher time getting donors as new rules prohibit donations from people who have spent enough time in Europe and particularly the UK and thus are at risk of Creutzfeld-Jakob disease. In Houston, where … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Posted on April 6, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Well, I dithered too long. YACCS is no longer taking new signups, so I can’t use them to implement comments. Rats! Once the move is over, I’m going to take a long, hard look at Movable Type, which has a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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