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This is how Sylvia Plath put it, hard and clear, in her last poem, "Edge": "The woman is perfected./ Her dead/ Body wears the smile of accomplishment,/ The illusion of a Greek necessity/ Flows in the scrolls of her toga,/ Her bare/ Feet seem to be saying:/ We have come so far, it is over.." Dead indeed. The bare feet suggest the slab, which makes "toga" only a fine word for a morgue shroud. And knowing what we do, about what the poet herself was about to do, we can't help reading these lines as an imaginary, anticipatory self-portrait, post mortem. The cause of death and of "the smile of accomplishment" is suicide.

When Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft in July he will be looking to Craig Mundie to keep the company at the cutting edge. Mundie takes over research and strategy at the top of the 64-billion-dollar company with 82,000 employees. This week on The Interview he tells Owen Bennett-Jones how his job is to nurture the innovators. He says creativity is genetic and creative people can be found in every country. An engineer by training, he describes how his job also involves trying to influence government policies around the world -- including China's.

Its trumpet time again at BendingCorners. This is the second of a two part series, and this time around we focus on modern day trumpeters with some of BC's favorite players from the 90's thru today. Like the classic first set, we again highlight the more progressive side of the trumpet spectrum. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2008/horninround/

Another set inspired by luminary labels. This time around we explore the dub side of the groove, as pioneered by Channel One and Studio One. Spanning 4 decades of jazzy-dub, the set starts off in a traditional 70's style dub and gets more progressive with each selection. Smoke out and dub down. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2008/bendingdubs/

Inspired by such luminary labels as Ninja Tune, bbe, and Stones Throw, this set explores the beat side of jazz-n-groove. Perfect for those late night dope headz sessions, this is beat heavy and groove wise. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2008/bbeats/

Its time again for BendingCorner's annual trip down the cosmic jazzways. Like previous years, this set travels amoung the celestial bodies of the kozmigroov elite as well as the cosmic underground. From well-known to unknown we set the needle on the space groove and expand to beyond. 128kbps version, playlist, artist info, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/celestial/

A celebration of women bending their corners. Yes, this is a spotlight on female groovers, but its so much more... These are more than just females singing in a male band. These are tunes where the woman is front and center as the leader, the creator, the artist, the name-sake. And, though there are a number of the typical names you'll find on a "women of" collection, this set showcases the groovie bent side of the available material. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/femme/

Jazz fusion legend Josef Zawinul passed away on September 11th and this is BendingCorners' homage to his genre-defining and category-bending music. The tunes presented here date from 1967 to 1975 and span Joe's three main groups: Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis, and Weather Report. All songs were composed by Joe and feature Joe on a range of keyboards. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/zawinderful/

Its trumpet time at BendingCorners! This first of a two volumn series showcases some of BC's favorite trumpet players from the sixties and seventies. As per usual, we highlight the more "bent" side of the trumpet spectrum. These guys are smokin' hot! 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/horninround/

Rummaging through the archives, we pullout a modern jazz groove set spun live, in the field, and on the fly. This is the second half of a two part set in which BendingCorners provided the musical atmosphere for an architectural art show. Where as part one focused on classic architectural atmospheres, this set shines light on the more modern scene. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/architecture/

Got an infant or toddler and are tired of cheesy new age baby lullaibies? Get hip, and try out this mix on your little one. In celebration of BC's newest edition to the family, Myles Stanton, this is the first in a new series of "BabyCorners" sets that are specifically designed for children, and their musically discerning parents. The music here was carefully choosen to soothe, chill, and hush your child (and/or you) into a pleasant bliss. 128kbps version, playlist, time stamps, and COMMENTS available at http://www.bendingcorners.com/2007/hush/

What Made Milwaukee Famous - "Resistance St." from the 2008 album What Doesn't Kill Us on Barsuk.

Manchester, England's Elbow bring their warm and stately chamber-pop to KEXP in this intimate set drawing from their 2008 release "The Seldom Seen Kid." Recorded on 5/5/08 - 4 songs: Grounds for Divorce, Great Expectations, Some Riot, One Day Like This

You say "Sass-quatch," I say "Sauce-squatch" -- whatever your preference, the three-day festival is sure to rock your socks off with a stellar assortment of bands including Ghostland Observatory, Beirut, Fleet Foxes, Blue Scholars, and so much more. Download this podcast, hosted by Cheryl Waters, for the lowdown on all things Sasquatch and get one hell of a mixtape to listen to as you make the trek out to the Gorge. 1. Flight of the Conchords - Business Time 2. Dead Confederate - The Rat 3. Yeasayer - Sunrise 4. Ghostland Observatory - Heavy Heart 5. Pela - Tenement Teeth 6. White Rabbits - Kid On My Shoulders 7. Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal (LIVE on KEXP) 8. Grand Archives - Torn Blue Foam Couch 9. Beirut - A Sunday Smile 10. Joshua Morrison - Home 11. Sera Cahoone - Only As The Day Is Long 12. Okkervil River - Our Life Is Not a Movie Or Maybe 13. Throw Me The Statue - About To Walk 14. Cold War Kids - Tell Me In the Morning 15. Thao With the Get Down Stay Down - Bag of Hammers 16. Rogue Wave - Lake Michigan 17. Say Hi - Northwestern Girls 18. The Morning Benders - Waiting for a War 19. The Blakes - Lintwalk 20. Blue Scholars - Joe Metro 21. Jamie Lidell - Hurricane

Monday's Mayor mking ceremony in the town hall was the first in living memory without the retiring deputy mayor being present.

New Calne Mayor Mercy Baggs has chosen young people's charities for her appeal in the coming year.

Gypsies caused mayhem in Chippenham this week after setting up camp at Stanley Park playing fields and putting one of Wiltshire's biggest football tournaments at risk.

THE Post Office at Great Bedwyn has reopened after being closed for almost a week.