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McRappers Get Academic Thumbs Up Posted: 29 Dec 2008 06:03 AM CST "Hey MacDuff, What is your problem man, where is that you get off?" The Scotsman newspaper is reporting that Professor Ferenc Szasz, from the University of New Mexico is pretty sure that the modern day rapping delights in America have their basis in the ancient Scottish lyrical combat flyting, "where feuding opponents settled scores by trading ever more elaborate insults". According to the theory, Scottish slave owners took the tradition with them to the United States where it was adopted and developed by the slaves themselves, emerging many years later as rap. He’s backed up by Professor Willie Ruff of Yale University: “We clearly have European roots too. While it may not be satisfactory and it may not be comfortable, it is what it is. It is in our names, it’s in our music, it’s in our blood," while pointing out the Scottish surnames of Dizzy Gillespie and Louis Armstrong. (Hat tip to The Scotsman). And that rapping Macbeth lyric at the top of our article? Who else but Mitch Benn… Related Posts Loss of Humphrey Leaves Team Without A Clue “Rabbit rabbit bunny jabber yup rabbit” - You’re Nicked Spiderpig - You’re Nicked! Top 10 most irritating phrases according to Oxford University

Is It Santa? A UFO? Or some Weird Science? Posted: 29 Dec 2008 05:08 AM CST The temptation about a letter to Santa mistaken as a UFO is too much for Rise and Shine. The final Rise and Shine of the season chronicles the small town of Peebles and the residents spotting what was, in their mind, a UFO. Fortunately there was a simpler explanation… Iain Weir was delivering his daughter’s letter to Santa not by sending them up a chimney, but by a small paraffin powered lantern, teaching here about hot air balloons in the process. As reports of colourful lights climbing up the valley came in , Weir came to the bashful conclusion that he’d "done an Orson" on the village. How could the Rise and Shine topical songsters ignore this one? They couldn’t. So Educating Ellie was written, composed, performed and polished in the requisite three hours, and you can find it on our Rise and Shine player on the right, or back at their own website. And here’s me thinking we might be getting a reference to Rita somewhere in there… Hat tip, as always, to Rise and Shine, and over 1,200 people, from all over the world, who took part in the songs. They will return in 2009, and I suspect we’ll see them on The Daily Dust as well. Hat tip and congratulations, as always, to Rise And Shine. Related Posts Passion of the Rise and Shine Call Santa as ‘teh internets’ fail A Song For Christmas, Every Day Libraries in the UK nearing crisis point Teddy Bears on Space Mission

Alexandra Still Has The Number One Factor Posted: 29 Dec 2008 04:39 AM CST Second week at the top for Reality Show winner Hallelujah has retained the top spot in the singles charts for Simon Cowell and Alexandra Burke for a second week. The Leonard Cohen cover stays at the top, while Jeff Buckley’s version slips to number seven, letting Leona Lewis return to number two with (yes, another cover) Snow Patrol’s Run. Cohen’s original, which Christmas charted at #36 has fallen dramatically down to #98. Over in the Albums chart, Take That continue their dominance, with a fourth week in the top spot, while all the kerfuffle about Britney Spear’s album having the same name seems long gone, as the American starlet slips out the Top 20 to #21 with her Circus of an album. Uk Singles Chart, 28 December 2008 Hallelujah - Alexandra Burke Run - Leona Lewis If I Were A Boy - Beyonce Broken Strings - James Morrison & Nelly Furtatdo Use Somebody - Kings of Leon UK Albums Chart, 28 December 2008 The Circus - Take That Spirit - Leona Lewis Only By The Night - Kings of Leon Day and Age - The Killers Out of Control - Girls Aloud (Hat tip to The Official Charts Company) Related Posts Mid Week Charts Show Hallelujah To Top The Christmas Charts No Surprises In The Christmas Charts The Musical Grinch Who Stole Christmas Just What Did Alexandra Win On The X-Factor? Britney Won’t be Giving a Masterclass

Ricardo Fuller sent off for slapping his captain Posted: 28 Dec 2008 08:46 PM CST Stoke’s Ricardo Fuller did his part to sink his club at the weekend by getting sent off for slapping Andy Griffin. Wait, isn’t Griffin Stoke’s captain and, unless we’re wrong, Fuller’s team-mate? Why yes, yes he is… "Ric raised his hands and you can't condone that. I certainly won't be condoning it." "The lads said that Ric and Griff had an altercation and Ric's pushed him in the face. "I've seen the Fuller incident again on TV and he walks up, slaps Griffin on the chin so I will deal with that on Monday. "I will sort that out. Andy and Ric get on very well together. At the club's Christmas party, they exchanged silly shirts and they have a laugh with each other. "We shot ourselves in the foot again, just like we did against United and we'll deal with it in house." Cue hilarious Dyer-Bowyer footage, if only we had the Benny Hill music lying around: Related Posts Burnley put a swift end to Arsenal’s revival Rory Delap put to shame

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Hack WordPress

30+ WordPress Video Tutorials Posted: 29 Dec 2008 12:00 AM PST Are you a visual learner (a person who learn better through viewing rather than reading)?   One of the challenges when writing WordPress hacks is trying to take something you know how to do and explain it in a way that others will understand.  A well explained hack will allow just about anyone to successfully implement the hack on their own WordPress blogs. For visual learners, this can sometimes be difficult.   For these people, a better solution is typically to watch one of the many WordPress video tutorials you can find scattered throughout the internet.   We’ve posted a few here before, but I wanted to draw your attention to a recent post over at Six Revisions where they’ve covered 30+ WordPress video tutorials. You’ll find a bunch of the better WordPress video tutorials from around the internet, all in one convenient location! Related posts: Huge Collection of WordPress Video Tutorials Top 5 WordPress Navigation Menu Tutorials How To: Creating a YouTube Video Tabber Last Call for Premium Video WordPress Themes

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