Wassup Peeps!!!

This is ya boy, M.D.A. The Blaquesmyth.  I'm new to the site and I'm lovin' this sh*t!!!  I just created a radio station on here, Blazin' Anarchy(plug), and I hope y'all check it out.  It's all hip-hop and R&B and it has a lot of hot rracks from all over this site.  There are a few songs that may not fit under this catagory, but I put em' on the station anyway.  Feel free to leave me a coment on what you think about the station or my own music.

Peace Fam!!!

The last week has been pretty busy, and I wanted to bring everyone up to speed with the latest Jamroom releases - thus a larger blog post rather than the smaller forum post in Announcements.

Here's what's new:

- Jamroom Core 5.1.6 - this is the latest update to the JR core, and contains several fixes and tweaks to make things work better.  One of the big changes is that modules should load in the correct "order" now on all systems, which could have caused some "subtle" bugs to appear.

- New Smiley Support module - this is turned on here on Jamroom.net now, and it's a free module that gives you full control over emoticons on your system.  This is available right now for free to all subscribers, and will be coming to everyone in 2 weeks:

https://www.jamroom.net/the-jamroom-network/networkmarket/107/smiley-support

- New Blank Skin Jamroom skin built to help skin designers create new skins for Jamroom 5 rapidly.  The Blank Skin is licensed under a 100% Freeware license - this means you are free to use the Blank Skin as the base for any free or paid skin you would like to develop!

https://www.jamroom.net/the-jamroom-network/networkmarket/106/blank-skin

- Image Galleries update - the Image Gallery module has been updated with new sales support for selling individual images as well as "bundles" of images (requires FoxyCart and FoxyCartBundle modules):

https://www.jamroom.net/the-jamroom-network/networkmarket/28/image-galleries

 - The Google Analytics module has been updated with full support for the new "Universal" Analytics:

https://www.jamroom.net/the-jamroom-network/networkmarket/80/google-analytics

 - The free Item Ratings module has been updated with a new Global Config option to allow users who are not logged in the ability to rate items:

https://www.jamroom.net/the-jamroom-network/networkmarket/73/item-ratings

 - The FoxyCart module has received more updates with new ledger, transactions and resend receipt options:

https://www.jamroom.net/the-jamroom-network/networkmarket/70/foxycart-ecommerce

 - The Email Newsletters module has been updated with new “open” tracking and a new Newsletter Stats tool to see how well your Newsletters are doing at reaching your users:

https://www.jamroom.net/the-jamroom-network/networkmarket/63/email-newsletters

There's been a lot of work going on here as we continue to refine the JR modules, with A LOT more still in the pipeline!   If you’re not a Jamroom subscriber yet, now is a good time to join - for only $29 per year you can get immediate access to all new modules and skins:

https://www.jamroom.net/subscribe

If you’re already a subscriber, thank you - you’re helping keep us in the Jamroom business :)

We hope you enjoy the new releases, and have a great holiday!

As far as is known, Border Morris Dancing originates from the English/Welsh borders of Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Border Morris was usually done during the winter months where the dancers performed vigorously using sticks and bells. One of the explanations was that it was danced to ward off the evil spirits of the old year allowing the return of spring.
Over the years, we have developed our own style of Border Morris performing traditional dances and some of our own invention. We use both traditional and contemporary tunes for our dances and produced our first music CD last year. We are currently working on our second CD which is due out this Summer.

"Blue Muthers Island Remedy" is comprised of the staff and guests at Hostelling International Victoria. That's on the west coast of Canada, at the southern tip of Vancouver Island. An amazing array of talented players visit our little hostel from all over the world, and being musicians ourselves, we have decided to record the results of our random sessions, and call it the Remedy.