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Fall Reading List, part two… - (USA)
Here is the continuation of Cleveland.com’s picks for this fall’s best reading… I just received I See You Everywhere for my birthday, so that is on the very top of my TBR list (thanks, Mom!). I’m also looking forward to Sea of Poppies and The Longest Trip Home… The Blue Cotton Gown sounds interesting. Has anyone read any of these yet? photo credit: Matt McGee “The Blue Cotton Gown” by Patricia Harman is a frank, absorbing memoir from a midwife at a tiny West Virginia health clinic. T
http://bookclubclassics.com/Blog/2008/11/17/fall-reading-list-part-two/
The List: Every event worth listing Thurs., Aug. 6-Wed., Aug. 12 - (USA)
Ed. note: This piece was compiled by Danielle Favreau.VISUAL ARTS: OPENINGART UPTOWN 1367 Main St., Sarasota (955-5409 or artuptown.com). Dog Days Juried Art Show will feature submissions from local area artists 21 and over. Please see this week’s See & Do for more information. Opening reception 6-9 p.m. Aug. 7, exhibit runs through Aug 27. Regular hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. Free admission.S/ART/Q SCREEN PRINTING EVENT The HuB, 1421 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota
http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/the941/2009/08/04/the-list-every-event-worth-listing-thurs-aug-6-wed-aug-12/
Progress Report on my book - (USA)
by cactus Progress Report, and a Plea For Help Regular readers may recall that together with a co-author, I've been writing a book. The topic should be familiar to the coterie of merry madmen/madwoman who lurk at the blog as writers or readers or both: we look at how a large number of variables - everything from abortion rates to economic growth, evolved over the length of each presidential administration beginning with Ike and running through GW. I thought I'd share a bit of information abou
http://angrybear.blogspot.com/2009/07/progress-report-on-my-book.html
Dart Adams presents The Dartflix Film Review: G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra *SPOILERS* - (USA)
The thing about this movie are all the red flags around it. The trailer looks like it’s just another soulless moneygrab adorned with CGI, special FX, little as far as dialogue & plot are concerned and the characters will all be one sided caricatures. Considering how deep the back story of the G.I. Joe & Cobra teams is it would only make sense to start at the beginning. That would mean to start with the initial first couple of generations of the G.I. Joe/Cobra toy run, Marvel comic book s
http://nerdwithswag.com/dart-adams-presents-the-dartflix-film-review-g-i-joe-the-rise-of-cobra-spoilers/
1 Comment - (USA)
Reading about the demise of Rana Chandar Singh made me think of another old Pakistani from the Hindu community who has lived and served the people in this country without so much as a thankyou note. I reproduce here an interview the old war horse gave Newsline last year. Gianchandani sb feels that Pakistan will over look his achievements but we at PakTeaHouse want to salute him twice- first a Lal Salaam for his contributions to the Communist and progressive causes in Pakistan and second a S
http://pakteahouse.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/lal-salaam-to-comrade-sobho-gianchandani/
Obama’s Advance Care Planning: code words for ‘euthanasia’ - (USA)
By Marie Jon on August 03rd, 2009 Obama’s Advance Care Planning: code words for ‘euthanasia’President Barack Obama has proposed that every American’s medical records be set before mindless bureaucrats who will determine their fate. The eyes of scrutiny have been set into motion, and the American public had best beware. This is not about healthcare, or a choice to keep your private medical plan or doctor. It is out-and-out trickery and is evil, and the effects could be devastating.Let us n
http://westernfrontamerica.com/2009/08/03/obamas-advance-care-planning-code-words-for-euthanasia/
Nettles, Neighbors, and Nu World Music - (USA)
I’ve received repeated requests to share the text I delivered in my pre-concert talk for the Nettle residency at Brandeis . It’s only taken me four months to post it here finally. Regular readers of this blog may find certain passages familiar; some are literally cut-n-pasted from posts here (where I do a lot of my thinking-aloud / work-in-progress). I’m glad so many attendees found the talk provocative — it was supposed to be — and I hope that people reading it here will also find food for t
http://wayneandwax.com/?p=2188
50 Interviews of Popular Web Designers, Developers and Founders - (USA)
What drives someone to become a success? Why do people persevere when the odds are against them? Is there a secret to becoming successful? The best way to find out is to interview people who have been there, and done that, who have spent their lives in a pursuit of success in one form or another. And that’s exactly what we has done in this amazing collection of interviews . The top people of yesterday and today offer their insights into their success and into their lives. In a conversational
http://www.instantshift.com/2009/07/22/50-interviews-of-popular-web-designers-developers-and-founders/
Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/20/2008 - (USA)
The most interesting news story of the day concerns the actual mechanism used by the Chinese authorities to censor the internet. It’s not what you’d expect — rather than a direct filter on content, it’s a 21st-century variant of the “Panopticon”.Thanks to Andy Bostom, C. Cantoni, El Ingles, Insubria, JD, KGS, Steen, TB, Wally Ballou, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold.- - - - - - - - -USAArizona’s Napolitano to Head Homeland Security Border Go
http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2008/11/gates-of-vienna-news-feed-11202008.html
To hell in a handbasket? - (USA)
November 19, 2008 … Is that where it’s all going? - Literary fiction, that is - and, more particularly, the publishers of it. In which context I’m going to pass over the perpetual and unsolvable question of what ‘literary fiction’ is or should be and whether or not it’s possible to define it … and just say that for the purposes of this article I’m going to define it as the kind of fiction Two Ravens Press aspires to publish in future: fiction that is challenging and different; fiction that tak
http://tworavenspress.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/to-hell-in-a-handbasket/
This WaPo Article About Columbia Heights Makes Me Want To Die - (USA)
August 4, 2009 by LibbySend to a FriendSPARE ME WaPo, check out the title of this article about how Target is killing hipsterdomThe Target Of Their Ambivalence: Suburban-Retail Icon Seduces Hipsters Of Columbia Heights (link to article in full for hilarity)This is how this P.O.S starts out: For the hipsters, post-hipsters or quasi-hipsters who moved into Columbia Heights several years ago for the grit and the cheap rent and the proximity to the Wonderland Ballroom (the hipster, post-hipster or
http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/i-heart-dc/this-wapo-article-about-columbia-heights-makes-me-want-to-throw-up/
Creating the Fringe Musicals - (USA)
Fall of the House of Usher, Fictitious The Musical, Captain Swishy’s Yee Haw Jamboree, Titus X, Pepe! The Mail Order Monkey Musical, Life in Death, Magnum Opus, The Saints, Please Listen …., The Bea & The Bug ….., Diamond Dead (Continued) plus 2 Musical Scene Stealers: Jordan Klein and Cristen Hall[Note: Don't like to scroll? Click the above links to directly to that musical.]What’s it like to create a Fringe festival musical? Here are directors, book writers, composers, and lyricists from some
http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/07/28/fringe-musicals-putting-them-together-part-1/
BE WED: A Modern Wedding Planner & Organizer - (USA)
BE WED is the first eco-friendly wedding planner that works well for everyone, regardless of budget, gender or age. The creative system has everything you need to be inspired, informed, and organized while you design a meaningful event that celebrates your shared vision. Inside, you’ll find: The Be Prepared workbook—a handy reference that helps you consider, document, and manage every aspect of your wedding plans. Plus, the workbook’s Be Connected section contains a comprehensiv
http://www.weddingchicks.com/blog/2008/11/25/be-wed-a-modern-wedding-planner-organizer.html
Censorship in Youtube: if you think independent media is possible please read this - (USA)
I am a video blogger. Last Wednesday July15 morning, as I started my daily task of blogging while at work –a great benefit I get by working with progressive people- I decided to upload a video that I prepared the previous night, but when I tried to open my Youtube channel, a message on my screen crushed me in disbelief: “This account is suspended.” Blogs, internet videos, independent online radio, instant messaging websites and other online tools for social media have become already essential
http://www.groundreport.com/US/Censorship-in-Youtube-if-you-think-independent-med
Translation Nation: A State of the Union - (USA)
Editorial by Chad W. PostROCHESTER, NEW YORK: For years, people have speculated that the number of literary works in translation being published in the United States has been in decline. I say “speculate,” because the publishing industry — which is notoriously poor at market research and data gathering — didn’t really keep track of how many translations were being published here, instead relying almost entirely on wistful memories of days gone by and other equally questionable anecdotal evidence
http://publishingperspectives.com/?p=3136
The Contest Game: Is it Worth It? - (USA)
The Contest Game: Is it Worth It? By Jeanne Lyet Gassman The idea of paying money to enter a writing competition is often a subject of great controversy among writers. Are these contests of any real value? Can they help your career? I believe that writing contests can be of benefit to the writer—as long as you choose your competitions carefully. What can a contest do for you and your writing career? ? They instill discipline. The submission deadlines of contests force you to write and com
http://mikeswritingworkshop.blogspot.com/2009/07/contest-game-is-it-worth-it.html
15 Comments - (USA)
Part one of a two-part series.From Cronkite to Couric: the Kingdom of Signal is swallowed by the Empire of NoiseThe recent death of Walter Cronkite spurred the predictable outpouring of tributes, each reverencing in its own way a man who was the face and voice of journalism in America for a generation or more. The irony of all these accolades is that we live in an age where “broadcast journalist” is such a cruel oxymoron, and we seem to speeding headlong into an era where the word “journalist” i
http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2009/08/03/why-american-media-has-such-a-signal-to-noise-problem-part-1/
Readings Announced for 2008 TRU Voices New Musicals Series - (USA)
As per a press release I received today...Theater Resources UnlimitedAnnounces the2008 TRU Voices New Musicals SeriesFree readings of Once Upon a Wind and So Happy I Could Scream!December 8 and 15, 2008 at the Players TheatreTheater Resources Unlimited (TRU) is pleased to announce the winning selections of the 2008 TRU Voices New Musicals Series. In a series that is unique because it develops new producers as well as new musicals, two works were chosen from submissions by emerging or establishe
http://clydefitch.blogspot.com/2008/11/readings-announced-for-2008-tru-voices.html
Obama’s Advance Care Planning: code words for ‘euthanasia’ - (USA)
-By Marie Jon President Barack Obama has proposed that every American’s medical records be set before mindless bureaucrats who will determine their fate. The eyes of scrutiny have been set into motion, and the American public had best beware. This is not about healthcare, or a choice to keep your private medical plan or doctor. It is out-and-out trickery and is evil, and the effects could be devastating. Let us not forget what happened just prior to implementation of the Nazis’ “Final So
http://www.publiusforum.com/2009/08/08/obamas-advance-care-planning-code-words-for-euthanasia/
An Interview With Kaye Dacus, Author of Ransome’s Honor - (USA)
Kaye Dacus is an author and editor who has been writing fiction for more than twenty years. A former Vice President of American Christian Fiction Writers, Kaye enjoys being an active ACFW member and the fellowship and community of hundreds of other writers from across the country and around the world that she finds there. She currently serves as President of Middle Tennessee Christian Writers, which she co-founded in 2003 with three other writers. Each month, she teaches a two-hour workshop on a
http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/an-interview-with-kaye-dacus-author-of-ransomes-honor/
DARWIN ANNIVERSARY - SPECIAL BULLETIN 1 - (USA)
From an email from BSHS's Outreach and Education Committee (2008/11/27): BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE DARWIN ANNIVERSARY - SPECIAL BULLETIN 1 1.) Cambridge Darwin Festival - July 2009 2.) Natural History Museum - Darwin 200 3.) British Council Darwin Now Awards - deadline 5th December 4.) Darwin Correspondence Project Teaching Resources - online now 5.) Wellcome Trust Evolution resources 6.) Darwin's 'Birthday Party' - Birmingham - 7th February 7.
http://thedispersalofdarwin.blogspot.com/2008/11/darwin-anniversary-special-bulletin-1.html
July Roundup: MakeUseOf Authors - (USA)
July has proved to be a very productive month indeed! Our website has been up and online 99% of the time despite heavy traffic; we’ve taken on board several new and high-spirited writers with creative ideas; and we’ve published not one, not two but three PDF manuals! Karl helps beginners find their way around a tricky device, and teaches advanced tricks to seasoned users in the Windows Mobile Guide . Stefan, whose name is now beginning to sound very household, reveals the secrets to bui
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/july-roundup-makeuseof-authors/
Play-full Learning at the Very First Toy Village in the Philippines - (USA)
Playing is the most natural thing in the world, but there’s much more to it than just having fun—it can help develop children’s intelligence too. “Our vision is to provide high-quality toys that help children learn and ensure that these will aid their development significantly,” says Natalie Tanchip, founder and owner of Pocketful of Kids Toy Village. That’s why at the recent launch of Pocketful of Kids, the very first interactive toy village in the country, children were given a first hand e
http://www.melovillareal.com/2008/11/17/play-full-learning-at-the-very-first-toy-village-in-the-philippines/
U B U W E B - (USA)
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Securing a Hacker-Free Zone on the Internet - (USA)
By Jacqueline Herships , Founder of Jacqueline Herships & Associates A recent patent series promises a new, secure telecommunications system by mitigating risks to Internet telephony like Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) from espionage, hacking, intrusion, and interruption of service. The entire worldwide Domain Name System (DNS) was brought to its knees by hackers not too long ago; however, this new Internet telecommunications system will not depend on
http://information-security-resources.com/2009/07/27/securing-a-hacker-free-zone-on-the-internet/
No politics or sex: Art feels Myanmar junta's grip - (USA)
Sun Aug 9, 12:58 AM ET In this June 6, 2009 photo, a Myanmar student artist practices her skills at an art studio in Yangon, Myanmar. As members of a small but vibrant community, Myanmar artists are determined to forge a space for creative arts despite the restrictions in a country where the ruling military junta has an iron grip over free expression. Any signs of government criticism or political or sexual content can force an art show's clo
http://blog.luciolepress.com/2009/08/08/no-politics-or-sex-art-feels-myanmar-juntas-grip.aspx?ref=rss
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