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Friday, April 30, 2004

Cold calling all tourists to stay away....

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Whales struggle to be heard - JAMES REYNOLDS ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT

TOURISM and a rise in whale-watching off the north-west coast of the United States is seriously hampering communication among killer whales, according to new research.

The animals are increasing the length of their calls as they have to compete with the escalating din from the engines of visitors' boats, scientists say.

Calls are recorded as having lengthened by 15 per cent since the 1990s, as the number of vessels taking visitors whale-watching off the Washington state coast increased five-fold - possibly jeopardising the very resource on which they depend. via ...The Scotsman

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Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Play in LA on Sunday

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A friend, Robert MacLean, sent me this invite, do go if you can he is v. funny!

If you're in LA on Sunday,2 May 9:00-10:00 PM or have friends who are, want to let you know that three of my one-acts are up:

MERCEDES ORANGE "How a woman turns orange and finds true happiness." (A ground-breaking work that treats an agent as human!)

BLUE LADY "A sculpture of a man's dead wife comes to life and offers him a second chance."

THREE LAUGHS "Having a name like Fartmore can be good for you!"

Sunday 2 May 9:00-10:00 PM FirstStage in Hollywood 6817 Franklin at Highland 323 850 6271 FirstStageLA[at]aol.com

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Tuesday, April 27, 2004

We have seen this, we must do something

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Brooke Hospital for Animals relieves the suffering of horses, donkeys and mules working for poor people in the developing world. Our dedicated local vets and their teams provide free care, education and training in the heart of the communities we serve in Egypt, India, Jordan and Pakistan.

Countless working animals in developing nations are being mutilated because of widespread superstition and ignorance, more>>

How you can help
There are many ways in which you can help us in our efforts to improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of working equine animals all over the world and the people who depend upon them.

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Sunday, April 25, 2004

OA database of Russian literature and folklore

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OA database of Russian literature and folklore Alexander Osipovich, Virtual
Archive, Moscow Times, April 16-24, 2004. An overview of the open-access
Fundamental Digital Library of Russian
Literature and Folklore (known by its Russian acronym, FEB). Quoting David
Powelstock, professor of Russian literature at Brandeis University: FEB is "the
most remarkable web resource for the study of Russian literature I have ever
seen. I've been working with the [FEB section on the poet] Lermontov..., and
it is hard to exaggerate how wonderful a tool this is....It's really phenomenal."
Quoting Igor Pilshchikov, FEB's editor-in-chief: "In philology, as in other
fields of the humanities, a great deal of effort is spent on routine tasks like
searching. Traditionally, philologists spend about 80 percent of their time
searching for material, and 20 percent actually analyzing it. With our site,
this ratio can be reversed." (Thanks to Shelflife.)
Posted by Peter
Suber at 2:33 PM.

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Sheet music archive

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I found this very useful site Open
Access News - News from the open access movement

OA repository for sheet music Indiana University has launched an OA repository
for / sheet music. Quoting
the press release: "The site currently provides access to metadata and some
digital images from two sheet music collections from the Indiana University
Lilly Library. Metadata is available for the approximately 24,000 pieces in
the Lilly Library's Sam DeVincent Collection of American Sheet Music, along
with digital images from over 1,000 pieces in this collection. Metadata for
over 500 pieces from the Lilly's Starr Sheet Music Collection is available,
as are digital images for most of the Starr items. This site supplements access
to metadata for these two sheet music collections that has been available to
Open Archives Initiative (OAI) metadata harvesters such as the Sheet
Music Consortium, the UIUC
Digital Gateway to Cultural Heritage Materials, http://oai.grainger.uiuc.edu/
and the University of Michigan's OAIster
project since early 2003." Posted by Peter
Suber

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Thursday, April 22, 2004

Do something to help.........

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Join the Earth Day Network

If you are interested in supporting Earth Day, please visit the Chevy Chase Earth Day Auction

Plant seeds of hope - Each click on the "Save Our Rainforests" button plants a seed of hope for one of Earth's most bio-diverse habitats. Tell a friend.

Just by signing up, you will fund preservation of 91 square feet of rainforest land! So click here to sign in with The Rainforest Site and make a difference.

Take the Green Ribbon Pledge

Join the 22,621 people who have taken the pledge to conserve energy for a secure future! There are hundreds of things you can do every day to reduce energy consumption. And cutting down energy use is the most important thing you can do to secure our future from the negative effects of unreliable, unstable and environmentally damaging energy

Welcome to Earth Day 2004 Online
The EnviroLink Network has served as the online clearinghouse for environmental information since 1991. This website compiles a comprehensive list of Earth Day events occurring in 2004, regardless of size, geographic location or organizational affiliation.

Earth Day 2004 Calendar
The Earth Day History

How the First Earth Day Came About
By Senator Gaylord Nelson, Founder of Earth Day

What was the purpose of Earth Day? How did it start? These are the questions I am most frequently asked. Actually, the idea for Earth Day evolved over a period of seven years starting in 1962. more>>

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Tuesday, April 20, 2004

The Seal Cull.......is still going on, thier blood is on many hands. You must read this whole article...

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Profits from the seal cull By Ian Herbert, Genevieve Roberts and Roland Hancock

British retailers insist they do not stock their products, fur traders claim they are a mere sideline and a Welsh fashion designer caused a national outcry a few years ago by using them on the catwalk.

But the seals whose slaughter has turned the Canadian ice blood-red this week are earning British traders healthy revenues, according to figures seen by The Independent. via... The Independent

You must read it soon, or it will become premium, if you have problems email me.

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Saturday, April 17, 2004

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The new Amazon A9 search engine has many useful features. John Battelle reviews it on his search engine blog. Mark Federman points out several disconcerting aspects. Could this be joing the list of privacy unfortunates, with Google GMAIL and Orkut?

Search Inside the Bookâ„¢: In addition to web search results we present book results from Amazon.com that include Search Inside the Book. When you see an excerpt on any of the book results, click on the page number to see the actual page from that book. (You will need to be registered at Amazon.com.)

What's New & Cool on A9 Search >>
Search Inside the Bookâ„¢:

Adjustable Columns:

URL Short Cuts:

Search History:

Click History:

Site Info:

Web Search:

Get the A9 Toolbar now.

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Technorati linkorati

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"You can now track who is linking to particular posts on my blog by clicking the Technorati link next to link next to trackbacks at the bottom of the post." via...Joi Ito

I have put this feature on all my blogs, I have called it "Linkorati". I used the perfect code that Mark Federman posted on Sifry's Alerts.

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Thursday, April 15, 2004

Nominate an artist for the Turner Prize 2004

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Who would you like to see on the Turner Prize shortlist this year? Simply fill in this form after reading through the guidelines and your favourite British artist from 2003/4 will be considered by the Jury for inclusion on the shortlist.

You will also be entered into a prize draw to win a pair of tickets to the Turner Prize 2004 opening party.

Guidelines

Your chosen artist must be under the age of 50 and British, which in this case applies to all artists working in the UK and to British-born artists who may be working abroad. They also need to have had an outstanding exhibition or display in the twelve months preceding 30 April 2004.

Deadline for nominations: 30 April
Announcement of shortlist: 18 May

The Exhibition

The Turner Prize 2004 will be awarded at Tate Britain in December 2004, and the four shortlisted artists will exhibit their work at the gallery from 20 October.

The shortlist will be announced on 18 May.
Turner Prize 2004 exhibition at Tate Britain: 20 October - 23 December
Winner announced live on Channel 4: 5 December

History of the Prize

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Orange chips

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How can you keep track of your friends in this weekend's marathon? by David Adam

The future's bright, the future's having a little chip on runners' shoelaces that registers when they cross certain points and updates friends through their mobile phones. All courtesy of Orange, a sponsor of Sunday's London marathon. via ... The Guardian

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Tim Berners-Lee

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World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee today was
named recipient of the first-ever Millennium Technology Prize.

The honor, which is accompanied by one million euros, is bestowed by the Finnish Technology Award Foundation as an international acknowledgement of outstanding technological innovation that directly promotes people's quality of life, is based on humane values, and encourages sustainable economic development.

Tim Berners-Lee will be lauded at an award ceremony at Helsinki's Finlandia Hall on June 15, 2004, held in conjunction with the inaugural Millennium Technology Conference, "Future Society - Future Technology." via...p2pnet.net

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Iris Murdoch

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Kingston university buys Murdoch library By Michelle Pauli
Iris Murdoch: collection preserved intact

Iris Murdoch's library of more than 1,000 books, notes and original manuscripts has been acquired by Kingston university .
The collection, which includes books on subjects ranging from philosophy to poetry, as well as makeshift bookmarks and handwritten notes, was put up for sale by her husband, John Bayley, last year. via...The Guardian

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Wednesday, April 14, 2004

Doris Duke

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Cecil Beaton photograph by courtesy of Sotheby's Picture Library, London.

2-5 June, 2004. 20 Rockerfeller Plaza, New York.
Magnificent Jewels
Furniture & Decorative Arts
Extraordinary Private Cellar Of Wines

Christie's is pleased to offer at auction the renowned collection of Doris Duke, one of the most glamorous figures of the 20th century, a lifelong philanthropist and an accomplished collector with an eye for the exotic.

All proceeds will benefit the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation which supports four national grant making programs to support the performing arts, wildlife conservation, medical research and the prevention of child abuse.

Established in 1996, the DDCF activities are guided by the will of Doris Duke, who endowed the Foundation with financial assets that currently total $1.5 billion.

It also oversees the preservation of the cultural and environmental legacies of three of Doris Duke's properties that are now open to the public:

- Duke Farms in Hillsborough, New Jersey. Duke Farms was the vision of James Buchanan Duke, one of the most successful entrepreneurs at the turn of the 20th century. Duke farms Foundation.

- Shangri La in Honolulu, Hawaii. In the late 1930s, Doris Duke built "Shangri La," her Honolulu home, on five acres of property overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Diamond Head. Shangri La incorporates architectural features from the Islamic world and houses Duke's extensive collection of Islamic art, which she assembled over more than 60 years.

- Rough Point in Newport, Rhode Island. The Newport Restoration Foundation was created in 1968, based on the urgent need to save the city's rapidly disappearing 18th century architecture.

Buy the catalogues, they will be a collectors items!

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Shelter Crystal Ball

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Your invitation to the Shelter Crystal Ball

Shelter is hosting its inaugural ball on Saturday, 12th
June at the London Hilton on Park Lane, with special guest
stars helping to raise vital funds for Shelter’s work with
homeless and badly housed children. Find out more about tickets >>

- Donate to Shelter

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Tuesday, April 13, 2004

GMAIL

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California Senator To Block Google's Gmail By TechWeb News Securitypipeline

A California state senator will introduce legislation opposing Google's recently-announced Gmail Web-based e-mail service, citing invasion of privacy concerns.

Sen. Liz Figueroa, a Democrat from Fremont and the author of the state's "Do-Not-Call" law that lets Californians block telemarketing calls, last week sent a letter to Google urging the company to rethink its plan to roll out a free e-mail service.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is also worried about Gmail.

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Technorati Plus

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This is another super idea from David Sifry

The Conversation Grows Richer by Dan Gilmor
Technorati has added an astoundingly smart new feature, and BoingBoing is showcasing it. As Cory explains: "Other blogs commenting on this post" at the bottom of our posts -- this is a link to Technorati's index of all the blogs that have linked to each of Boing Boing's posts. It's not quite a Discuss link, but if you have a blog and you post a comment about one of our posts to it, Technorati will find it and index it."

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Monday, April 12, 2004

Our friends...

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The seals are being murdered and tortured. There have been many articles about this atrocity. There are many more frightfull deeds committed by man all over the world which go unreported.

This is the best report about what is really going to be happening today in Canada.

".... the vets carried out postmortem examinations on 76 seal carcasses left behind on the ice after being skinned, and their findings have shocked even the most hardened anti-hunt campaigners.

Examinations of the skulls revealed that 17% showed no signs of any cranial injury which would have caused the animal to be unconscious when its pelt was removed. A further 25% showed only minimal or moderate signs of injury which the vets conclude would also have been unlikely to cause unconsciousness.

The panel also reviewed video evidence of this year's and previous hunts. It found that in almost 80% of kills recorded, no effort was made by the hunter to check that the seals were unconscious, while in 40% of cases, the hunter left the animal on the ice before returning to club it a second time, suggesting that it was conscious and suffering in the meantime.

"Based on our observations, it is obvious that there is a tremendous lack of consistency in the treatment of each seal, and the existing regulations are neither respected nor enforced," the report says. >>more

Controversial seal hunt under way off Newfoundland - Globe and Mail Update

Understanding seals and sealing in Canada International Fund for Animal Welfare
Humane Society of the United States

More than 12,000 sealers are on the massive ice floes off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador on Monday to begin the busiest stretch of the largest seal hunt in more than 50 years.

According to the IFAW website, the group has submitted video evidence of more than 660 probable violations of Canada's Marine Mammal Regulations – including the skinning of live seals — to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

Outrage at new mass slaughter of baby sealsGuardian, UK - Apr 10, 2004
Soon after dawn breaks above Newfoundland tomorrow, the ice sheets will be suffused with crimson as an army of hunters embark on the largest single cull of ...

Canada seal hunt

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seven slaughtered

"© International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)".

Saving Harp Seals
IFAW led the campaign to "Save the Seals" in the 1970's. Now we need your help to stop this latest attack on defenseless seal pups!
IFAW Takes Action to End the Hunt
Seal Hunt Facts
Latest News
Seal Images and Video: from the IFAW Archives

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Sunday, April 11, 2004

The London Marathon

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Marc Eisenstadt has asked us to support his friend Mike Wibberley .

On April 18th, 2004 I'm running in the London Marathon.

It's a big venture. Not just the running, but I'm also raising money for two causes. They are Shelter and The Wilderness Leadership School. At first sight they may look like very different causes, but there is a link. They both relate to quality of life. They are also causes I care about from personal experience.

Donate to Shelter

The Wilderness Leadership School in Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa has a Mission. They work to conserve wilderness by giving people a direct experience of being in wild country. For more information on trails contact Pat Bronner at wilderness.trails@eastcoast.co.za

"I believe two of the marks of the quality of our Civilisation are how we take care of those of us who experience difficulty and disadvantage, and how we respect and preserve wildness."Mike
Wibberley

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Sunday, April 04, 2004

Nettles

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What so good about nettles? 'Tis the season to pick nettles. But why would anyone bother with the underrated nettle? Listen> on woman's hour BBC Radio4

Be Nice to Nettles Week - a CONE initiative
19 - 28 May 2004

Create your own nettle patch Want to watch caterpillars in your own garden, or have a supply for spring greens? Here's some tips to create the perfect nettle patch. more>

Ntlle Games - Play true or false?
Test your knowledge of the nettle. Will you be the pick of the patch or will you be stung?

Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall's Nettle Soup

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Saturday, April 03, 2004

IWIS

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International Workshop on Inverse Surveillance (IWIS)
April 12th 2004, Toronto, Canada. Organized by a program committee
including global visionaries such as Joi
Ito the world's best known Moblogger, and Professor
Steve Mann the world's first cyborg.

- Surveillance technologies have traditionally been defined
as "Something that watches people". Inverse Surveillance,
however, is defined as technology whose definition implies "People
watching something", and can be exemplified by emerging
empowering technologies such as Cameraphones, and Moblogs which
allow for daily experience capture of all the world around us.

- Come join us in this terrific oppurtunity to meet visionary
minds from around the world. See you there! Contact Daniel
Chen Publicity Liason IWIS
Program Committee

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Steinbeck leads 2004 Hall of Fame Inductees

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The Writers Hall of Fame® of America announces the names of its 2004 inductees.

John Steinbeck, Deborah Chester, Constance Levy and Dale Freeman will be honored at an induction ceremony April 21. Each year, the board of directors recognizes four individuals, one posthumous and three living, who have made major contributions to the field of writing. via...PRWEB

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Vermeer

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Art treasure confirmed as Vermeer - For many years, the work had been thought to be counterfeit. A valuable painting once dismissed as a fake has been confirmed as the work of 17th Century Dutch master Vermeer.

Young Woman Seated at the Virginals, thought to have been painted in about 1670, will now become the first Vermeer to be auctioned in more than 80 years. via...BBCi

It is expected to fetch over Â£3m at London auction house Sotheby's in July.

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