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Sunday, September 4, 2011

Kuunkuiskaajat

Kuunkuiskaajat ('Moonwhisperers') is a Finnish female folk duo made up of Värttinä members Susan Aho and Johanna Virtanen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuunkuiskaajat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4rttin%C3%A4

Kuunkuiskaajat "Kahden"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWvZnLoaKDA&feature=related

Kuunkuiskaajat's first rehearsal...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5GP63_JBJE

Hääkellot - Kuunkuiskaajat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0YIps1XhFQ&NR=1

Kuunkuiskaajat- Taivaanrinne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geSAf54ZruE&feature=related

Kuunkuiskaajat - Ruutuliina
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ernyj7T-vOE&feature=related
 
Kuunkuikaajat - Taivaallinen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp1Lo1jGWVM&feature=related

Last Week's Virginia Earthquake

"The most recent large earthquake in Virginia occurred last week when a magnitude 5.8 quake was centered near Mineral, Virginia (followed by a 4.2 aftershock) in the Central Virginia Seismic Zone. In 2003, a 4.5 magnitude quake had struck nearby. The rumbling/shaking lasted 10-15 seconds and triggered buildings to be evacuated between New York City to Richmond. Modern technology is fragile, and the two nuclear power plants at Lake Anna were shut down as a routine precaution. Buildings on the Fairfax campus of George Mason University were closed, urban workers in Washington DC took the rest of the afternoon off, and a classic traffic jam developed on Northern Virginia highways."

http://www.virginiaplaces.org/geology/quake.html

Ten Things You Should Know About the East Coast Quake
http://tinyurl.com/3up5vne

Ave Maria

The "Ave Maria" is one of the oldest and most popular Catholic prayers.
It has many musical settings; the compositions by Franz Schubert and Charles Gounod are among the most popular. There's no one single single rendition that has come down through time.
http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/ave_maria.htm

It should be noted that it is not as well known among Protestants. I'll blog "Pater Noster" to provide balance next.

1) Open up one window and post:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0909/Swift_M31_large_UV70p.jpg
It's a picture of:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap101027.html
which can be found by simply clicking on the picture.
OR
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/0901/newrings_cassini_big.jpg
is a picture from
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110904.html


2)Now allow another window to open when you click on the following so you can something to look at and meditate upon while listening to the following when desired:

a)Luciano Pavarotti - Ave Maria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPvAQxZsgpQ&feature=related

b)Helene Fischer - Ave Maria (in German)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc1-Ajf-zzs

c)Andre Rieu - Ave Maria sung by Mirusia Louwerse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkY9HtwXNU8&NR=1

d)Ave Maria-- With Lyrics-- Celine Dion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiQqPy6qPA0&feature=related

e)Charlotte Church Ave Maria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8g6Tqqc6DQ&feature=related

f)Tarja Turunen - Ave Maria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_vMEvcPDGs&feature=related

g)Ave Maria - Christina England Hale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBt-9LhE8ms

h)Ave Maria , Celtic Women
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arYEQ_m8VwM&feature=related

i)Ave Maria in Latin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd4aD47Qbm8&feature=related

j)Ave Maria - Karaoke Traditional Style
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGSIRidwJjc&feature=related

k)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1kQ5xJAJFw&feature=related
l)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQVz6vuNq7s
m)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPvAQxZsgpQ&feature=related

Ave Maria Lyrics (Latin)
Ave Maria
Gratia plena
Dominus tecum
Benedicta tu in mulieribus
Et benedictus fructus ventris
Tui, Jesus
Sancta Maria
Mater Dei
Ora pro nobis peccatoribus
Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae
Amen.

Ave Maria lyrics in English:
Hail Mary,
full of grace,
the Lord is with thee;
blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen