Juggling Dynamite

Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker) by P.Tchaikovsky performed live on a glass harp. These musicians are known as Glass Duo and are from Poland. This performance was at the Chamber Music Festival in Bologna, Italy – June 2010.
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As I resolve to carve out time to work on my screenplay this holiday, I like this segment for its reminder that creative pursuits are the source of most joy and innovation in the world. What do you like to create?

British singing-sensation Adele talks about her success and the vocal cord surgery that saved her voice; Singer-songwriter Rodriguez explains how he found out that he had legions of fans in South Africa; and, Taylor Swift writes and sings all her own songs, sells millions of records and is just 23 years old.Here is a direct link.

The Globe and Mail reports on a hidden risk in Canada’s housing markets: The rise of automated lending approvals, which have created a rapid-fire system that has financial regulators worried about the foundations of Canada’s housing market – that the true value of Canadians’ homes could be far lower than what computerized or human appraisers have estimated.

Click here for a short video summary and read the full story here at Shaky Foundations: how Ottawa’s computers get Canadian home prices wrong