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Klimt Alors!

2006-06-20T18:26:00.000+02:00

The beautiful Gustav Klimt portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer has just been bought by Ronald S. Lauder, it will be on show at his Neue Galerie in Manhattan. The sale was aided by Christie's.

Read the NYT acrticle - Lauder Pays $135 Million, a Record, for a Klimt Portrait By Carol Vogel NYT

A dragonfly in my tea!

2006-06-19T23:19:00.000+02:00

A new and pleasantly surprising tea discovery: "Dragonfly Tea" a brand we hadn't heard of before. The dragonfly teas we've sampled include the organic darjeeling and the Wu Xin green which comes in three different green tea formulations. Both the green and the darjeeling are somewhat mild, an asset in our opinion, and are really very satisfying, a bit like a fine wine that doesn't assualt your taste buds at the first contact.

We find that letting the darjeeling steep for a full five minutes or longer is preferable. Unlike many tea bag -- sachet -- teas, the dragonfly darjeeling doesn't seem to give everything up within the first two minutes of steeping, or become bitter. The dragonfly darjeeling, though pleasant enough after two minutes, really comes into its own after five. We were very glad at the "response," too. Drinking either the dragonfly darjeeling or one of the WuXin greens first thing in the morning or at tea time provides ample boost to encourage one to get on the with rest of the day's business.

We were particularly glad to see that the darjeeling was organic, both for the low environmental impact this indicates as well as the health benefits to us. Perhaps, this deeply mellow tea owes its uniqe essence to its being organic; maybe it contains just a bit more of the wonderful enzymes for which we drink tea in the first place.

Just a note about the green tea, as something of a green tea expert, having drunk it around the world, from a variety of sources, Chinese, Japanese and Indian, we find that steeping it in water that is not quite boiling is best. Pour boiling water into the cup or tea pot, wait about fifteen - twenty seconds, and then put in the tea bag for best results. The green tea seemed perfect after about only a minute of steeping, really fine, and as advised long ago by a Japanese grocer, "Okay to use once again."

Caged no.1

2006-05-16T22:20:00.000+02:00

Caged no.1
Originally uploaded by Orangutan Film Protection Project.

The mighty and majestic Hercules. I have never before met an animal with such a strong sense of knowing. These guys should be given a chance to keep living in their forests. Millions of hectares of land stands unplanted as pristine orangutan habitat falls under the guise of development.

Rescued from the Palm Oil plantations.
BOSF works hard to find new homes for displaced orangutans.
We need the entire palm oil industry to sign up to the principles of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil.
Only when the entire supply chain recognises the importance of sustainable palm oil can we hope there will be a future for orangutans in the wild.

Find out more:
www.cockroach.org.uk
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BBC1 16:30 Really Wild Show, Weds 17th May

Palm Oil story reaches a Younger Generation

Those of you in the UK keep your eyes peeled for the Really Wild Show on the BBC this Wednesday (May 17th) at 4:30pm.

The show will feature a special report on the palm oil industry and its negative implications for the protection of rainforests and biodiversity in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Tabbatha, loving you forever

2006-04-10T14:55:00.000+02:00

Tabbatha, loving you forever
Originally uploaded by zenera.

Our darling died in my lap at noon today.

Photography Exhibition

2006-03-19T15:55:00.000+01:00

Not to be missed, beautiful images from an extremely talented photographer!

Two Rivers by Ilene Sterns
Photographs of the Thames and cherwell
26 February - 26 March 2006

The Rose
51 High Street
Oxford OX1 4AS
Tel: 01865 244429

See more of Ilene Sterns photography at hatch-22.com

Tranquilité

2006-03-16T14:07:00.000+01:00

Tranquilité
Originally uploaded by zenera.

RIP L98 1999-2006

2006-03-13T15:47:00.000+01:00

RIP L98 1999-2006
Originally uploaded by orcagirl.

Luna - an orca, a whale, a teacher, a messenger, a chief, a spirit, a dream, a friend, a warning, a test, an education, an experience, a realization, a protector, an awakening, an equal.

luna died today after being hit by a large tug boat. may his spirit be forever free

www.reuniteluna.com for news on the story

http://lunastewardship.blogspot.com/

A Desirable Residence by Madeleine Wickham, reviewed by KJR for Bookzen

2005-11-07T17:22:00.000+01:00

bookzen - literary reviews

The London Sunday Telegraph is reputed to have called A Desirable Residence by Madeleine Wickham "witty and wise," and it is almost difficult to add a lot more about this fairly well-written, plot-driven novel about average, middle-class Brits in mid-life crises. As circumstances of their various crises draw them together, they seem to prey on each other, exascerbating their own and each other's crises further.

Real-estate problems, buying, selling, and renting, form the initial linkages, though other crises soon intervene, including adultery, school exams, fraud, indebtedness, money-laundering, thwarted ambitions, envy, loneliness and just plain boredom. The four young people, children of the adult figures, are sketched very well and their stories are perhaps the most compelling, told as they are with a view to the intensity of adolescent angst, ennui, searching and vulnerability. This novel is in no way profound or moving, nor a page-turner, though it is an interesting, enjoyable read, an accurate and insightful portrayal of the very real if ordinary, uncomfortable, awkward, and embarrassing messes most of us find ourselves in from time to time thoughout our lives.

As in real life, there are a lot of loose ends that go unexplained, and much of life's less flattering detritus is swept aside, where hopefully, as the characters plod on, it will lie out of sight, gradually to be passed over, if not forgotten. The ending is a bit like a fairy tale, though perfectly plausible and real enough, as if charity, forgiveness, atonement and repentence, practised in sincere measure, can turn back at least some of the tide.

Categories: book, bookzen, novel, "a, desirable, residence", "madeleine, wickham", bookblog, blog, literary, reviews

Kepler's reopening! 11am Sat Oct 8 2005

2005-10-06T22:37:00.000+02:00

Yes isn't that wonderful! I have fond memories of that place and had been really sad to hear that the famous Kepler's had had to close recently. Some people have come forward and invested in this special bookshop in Menlo Park.

So this will be quite a party on Saturday, not to be missed!

A9 map

keplers.com
savekeplers.com

Read the article - Community Investment Rescues a Bookstore via...NYT

Technorati Tags: kepler, kepler's, menlo, park, palo, alto, bookshop, books

Today's eclipse

2005-10-03T14:09:00.000+02:00

Today's eclipse
Originally uploaded by zenera.

You can see the eclipse reversed in miniature on the left

Accelerating Change 2005

2005-09-17T11:36:00.000+02:00

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"Artificial intelligence ("AI"), broadly defined, improves the intelligence and autonomy of our technology. Intelligence amplification ("IA") empowers human beings and their social, political, and economic environments."

The accelerating Change 2005 conference is on at Stanford.

This year there are many interesting speakers, including Steve Jurvetson of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Joi Ito of Neoteny, Six Apart Japan and Technorati, also Ester Dyson of Release 1.0 and CNET Networks.

Check out thier Flickr photos in the next few days to see the fun that was had...Steve, Joi, Estr

Technorati Tags: accelerating, change, 2005, technorati, stanford, joi, ito, esther, dyson, steve, jurvetson, conference, change, edventure, neoteny, fisher, draper, jurvetson, dfj

Please help Tabbatha's cousins

2005-09-09T11:16:00.000+02:00

Please help Tabbatha's cousins
Originally uploaded by zenera.

The animals need your help, please donate to these charities. Pleople who have lost everything are suffering even more because they are worried and devestated by having lost thier pets. Many of them were forced to leave behind thier animals and not allowed to take them to the shelters. These organisations are rescuing lost, trapped and abandoned pets in the Katrina aftermath..

The Networkforgood.org lists all the charities helping both people and animals.

Katrina people finder

Craigslist read this thread see if you can help, listing , help offered, lost and found animals etc. This is just one CALL THESE NUMBERS & HELP SAVE LOST PETS BEFORE A SHOOT TO KILL ORDER sign a petition to let people take thier pets with them!!!!

IFAW Animals Around the World Need Your Help

LA/SPCA - Hearts
Unleashed (9/5/05) A temporary shelter is set up in Gonzales, Louisiana, ...

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Providing direct support to help rebuild facilities and relocate animals.

Noah's Wish Helping to keep animals alive in face of the storm devastation.

United Animal Nations Providing emergency animal sheltering and disaster relief services.

American Humane Association Providing emergency animal services.

American Kennel Club Companion Animal Recovery Providing animal recovery and supplies.

Best Friends Animal Society Helping animal victims of the storm.

North Shore Animal League America Providing temporary shelter for pets.
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Technorati Tags: animals, pets, shelter, welfare, rescue, flooding, hurricane, katrina, new, orleans, donate, charity

Amble

2005-08-29T16:45:00.000+02:00

Amble
Originally uploaded by zenera.

Flickrzen is up for the Flicky's Awards - do vote!

2005-08-17T15:00:00.000+02:00

Flickrzen is nominated for the Flicky's, do vote!
Originally uploaded by zenera.

My Flickrzen Group was nominated in Excellence In Groups with 500- 1000 members: www.flickr.com/groups/topic/64050/

Please do vote for Flickrzen here thank you!

Thanks to Therese Flanagan for nominating Flickrzen!
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Thanks to everyone that I Flickrzenned for your wonderful pictures and for letting me spotlight you on Flickrzen!
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that subject, technique or rarity, found on flickr - "Almost certainly
the best online photo management and sharing application in the world".

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Grass skirts

2005-07-24T23:54:00.000+02:00

Grass skirts
Originally uploaded by zenera.

Cat - Lovers

2005-07-15T22:44:00.000+02:00

Cat - Lovers
Originally uploaded by zenera.

Jewelled

2005-07-11T14:58:00.000+02:00

Jewelled
Originally uploaded by zenera.

Φτερά της ειρήνης - feathers of peace

2005-07-09T22:24:00.000+02:00

Φτερά της ειρήνης - feathers of peace
Originally uploaded by zenera.

Wingtips

2005-04-17T22:06:00.000+02:00

Wingtips
Originally uploaded by zenera.

JPG Magazine Issue:2 "Lost"

2005-04-13T13:39:00.000+02:00

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Issue 2 of JPG Magazine, the quarterly of brave new photography, is here. Inside you'll find 43 photographic interpretations of the word "lost." Also includes a set of powerful portraits by featured photographer Ryan Keberly of Detroit's disposessed, as well as an interview with Adriene Hughes, who is using photography in her battle with cancer. This issue of JPG Magazine paints a new picture of what it means to be lost ... and found.

Submit Now:
Issue 3: FABULOUS
JPG Magazine Issue 3: FABULOUS is now open for submissions! What does "fabulous" look like to you? Submit your fabulous photo today!

Join the Flickr JPG Magazine Group

Happy Easter

2005-03-27T22:37:00.000+02:00

Happy Easter
Originally uploaded by zenera.

Seals in trouble

2005-03-24T00:28:00.000+01:00

Seals in trouble
Originally uploaded by yeimaya.

Please sign this petition,only 5 more days til the Canadian seal hunt begins.
www.protectseals.org/?source=gabac8

I understand that the Canadian fisheries is in trouble and that many fishermen are unable to support their families. Also there is a belief that seals have contributed to the crash of fish populations. But I believe this way of solving the problem is .... horrible!

One of the problems is also the market. Are seal skin coats becoming popular again? If you have any friends who are thinking of buying one (?????) please ask them to think about where it came from.

I was on a whale watch boat in the 1970's before the marine mammal protection act was in place. It was spring and quite cold. A very friendly and enthusiastic woman was wearing the warmest thing there was in those days... a seal skin coat and couldn't understand why no one would talk to her.

Sometimes it is really hard to make the connection between the live animal and the things you wear or eat, I am guilty of that too.yeimaya
Photo © yeimaya

Google Hacks Review

2005-03-17T16:30:00.000+01:00

bookzen - literary reviews
bloggzen - total immersion blogging technology innovation

Google Hacks,
Tips & Tools for Smarter Searching
By Tara Calishain, Rael Dornfest
2nd Edition December 2004 O'Reilly

Reviewed for Bookzen by KJR

Mastering the information in "Google Hacks" is necessary for being a competent, educated person today, which means understanding how to take full advantage of information interconnectivity . Whether you are in business, academia, entertainment, or industry, whether you are in junior high school or a post-graduate program, whether you are an admin or a president, those of us who are connected expect our peers to be equally savvy. Not having a full grasp of "Google Hacks" is almost tantamount to applying for a job without knowing how to read.

Having said that, there are probably some seven-eighths of the world's population today that are either unaware of what I am talking about or unable to take advantage of the information riches available online due to economics (poverty), education (ignorance) or politics (repression). Included here also are those who might have the means, but don't know they have the need (oblivious). Google Hacks is a seminal, watershed book. Those who can master this information will be on one trajectory, while the others will be effectively excluded from living as full participants in the contemporary world.

Google Hacks symbolizes the alarming divide of rich vs. poor, smart vs. ignorant, connected vs. unconnected, the paradigm of a good future based on access to and understanding of information resources, vs .a bad future based on lack.

Innovative anthropologists, Gregogry Bateson, Caleb Gategno, Alvin Toffler, and Susan Sonntag, in the 1960's said that what you know would not be as important in the future as knowing how to learn what you need to know. Today's smartest anthropologists and economists, Carol Greenhouse, Arjun Appadurai say that the global flow of images, finances, technologies, and ideologies move us to "think beyond the nation," because national borders are less important to groups of people who share information across borders. Google embodies and facilitates these trends, and "Google Hacks" how to take advantage. So, read this book from cover to cover, and do it today, or at least leaf through "Google Hacks", to be sure you understand what's on every page.

"Google Hacks" is very accessible, covering basics of how to search the world's most powerful general purpose Internet search engine. The hundreds of "hacks" include topics such as how to compose a search, why to use different search engines, different types of searches, how to understand search results, and how to understand the trends underlying searches. It reviews using gmail as a networked filesystem, and how to index information with Google, including how not to. Search engine advertising is discussed in detail, even including how to write better ads. Curious about Usenet groups, how you can and cannot program Google, or using Google to mine more out of Ebay and Amazon? My personal favorite hacks are understanding the importance of and using misspelled searches, and calculating mindshare. What? Read the book!

Technorati Tags: Bookzen Google Hacks O'Reilly Google Book review

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Technorati Statistics

2005-03-14T16:34:00.000+01:00

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This is interesting, don't miss tomorrow!

Sifry's Alerts - State of The Blogosphere, March 2005, Part 1: Growth of Blogs

"Today, I'll be focusing on the macro growth of the blogosphere, both in the aggregate number of bloggers out there, as well as the growth of the number of new blogs per day."

Technorati is now tracking over 7.8 million weblogs, and 937 million links.

"Tomorrow, I'll discuss some statistics around posting volume, which is a more accurate indicator of how much blogging is becoming a habit for people."

Read Jason Kottke's comment

Technorati Tags: technorati, blogs, sifry's, alerts, blogosphere, bloggzen,jason kottke, david sifry,

Flickr RSS Reader

2005-02-28T14:19:00.000+01:00

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technology innovation

Flickr
RSS Reader

Originally uploaded by jhey.

A really super New Flash app: Flickr RSS Reader developed by JHEY

download this app: www.jhey.com/rssreader_v1/

Flickr RSS Reader Community: www.flickr.com/groups/rssreader/

Hot chocolate

2005-02-23T22:33:00.000+01:00

Hot chocolate
Originally uploaded by jkottke.

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Jason Kottke has quit his job and is now going to blog fulltime. He's hoping to survive on micropatronage from his blog audience. I wish him well. Having read his writings for many years, I have found him to be one of the most interesting and entertaining bloggers.

HOW: "I'm attempting to revisit the idea of arts patronage in the context of the internet. Patrons of the arts have typically been wealthy individuals, well-heeled foundations, or corporations. As we've seen in many contexts, the net allows individuals from geographically dispersed locations to aggregate themselves for any number of reasons. So, when you've got a group of people who are interested in a particular artist, writer, etc., they should be able to mobilize over the internet and support that person directly instead of waiting around for the MacArthur Foundation or Cosimo de Medici to do it".more>>

So go and give him a hand, good luck Jason!

Guillermo Cabrera Infante

2005-02-23T21:22:00.000+01:00

bookzen - literary reviews

NYT - G. Cabrera Infante, 75, a Cuban Novelist in Exile, Dies By WOLFGANG SAXON
"Guillermo Cabrera Infante, a Cuban novelist in exile whose lavishly textured prose conjured the country he knew before the revolution he once supported, died on Monday at a hospital in London, where he had lived for 39 years. He was 75".

His most famous book is Three Trapped Tigers 1967, about Havana nightlife before Castro.

Hunter S. Thompson

2005-02-23T16:13:00.000+01:00

bookzen - literary reviews

The creator of Gonzo journalism wrote his own ending.

NYT - With an Icon's Death, Aspen Checks Its Inner Gonzo By KIRK JOHNSON
"Over the decades that Hunter S. Thompson lived and wrote here in the high Rocky Mountains of central Colorado, Aspen became an aerie for the rich and the beautiful - the very sort of place, right under his nose, that he was famous for fulminating against in his books. "Freak power in the Rockies," as Mr. Thompson once dubbed the spirit of his adopted home, gave way to Louis Vuitton".

NYT - Hunter S. Thompson, 65, Author, Commits Suicide By MICHELLE O'DONNELL
"Hunter S. Thompson, the maverick journalist and author whose savage chronicling of the underbelly of American life and politics embodied a new kind of nonfiction writing he called "gonzo journalism," died yesterday in Colorado".

The Guardian - Tributes for 'gonzo' writer Hunter S Thompson by Duncan Campbell
"He created a new style of journalism, bequeathed us the phrase "fear and loathing", was played on screen by Johnny Depp and Bill Murray, kept a peacock as a watchdog and claimed to have first seen President Bush passed out in a bathtub in a Texas hotel".

BBC - Hunter S Thompson commits suicide
"Hunter S Thompson, the American counterculture writer, has been found dead at his home in Colorado".
Tags: Hunter S. Thompson Gonzo
Flickr photo tags: Hunter+S+Thompson

The Wilderness Society

2005-02-22T18:14:00.000+01:00

ecozen - animals ecology philanthropy

Here is a message from The Wilderness Society, they need our help!

One of our last great wild places, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is under a sneak attack from the oil industry and their allies in Congress and the Administration. That's why The Wilderness Society has launched an all-out campaign to protect the Arctic wilderness.

But we need your help.

We need to send Congress and the Administration a strong message that we're NOT going to stand by and watch as America's wild places are sold off to the highest bidder. Click the link below to take action today: http://www.wilderness.org/Arctic

We can’t lose the critical battle to preserve this precious, threatened landscape which is inhabited by wolves, grizzlies, caribou, and millions of migrating birds.

This threat is more serious, and more dangerous, than ever before. Anti-wilderness forces in Congress hope to use a backdoor budget process to sneak this giveaway onto the same federal budget the government needs to function. They know that they don’t have the votes necessary to enact this ill-conceived plan through the normal legislative process that requires 60 votes to pass such highly controversial measures in the U.S. Senate.

Poll after poll has shown that the American people believe some places are so wild, so special, and so important that they should be off limits to oil drilling. Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would ruin one of America’s last unspoiled and irreplaceable wild places for just a few months worth of oil that won’t be available to consumers for ten years! There are far better ways to meet America’s future energy needs, like making our vehicles more efficient and investing in renewable forms for energy.

Please take a moment to remind your Senator that the vast majority of Americans want the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to remain just the way it is: wild, unspoiled, and free of oil rigs.

With your help, we will protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as an unspoiled legacy for future generations.

Stop the Sneak Attack on the Arctic Refuge!

Right now oil industry allies in Congress are plotting a sneak attack on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In the next two weeks, oil-friendly members of the House and Senate will try a sneaky backdoor trick to pass their unpopular proposal to drill for oil in the pristine Arctic Refuge by inserting it into the must-pass federal budget bill.

It's up to us to put a stop to this sneak attack by raising a ruckus. Send this message urging your members of Congress to keep drilling in the Arctic Refuge out of the federal budget bill.

About The Wilderness Society
We're spirited people protecting America's Wilderness since 1935 through the potent combination of science, advocacy and education.

Our Mission
Deliver to future generations an unspoiled legacy of wild places, with all the precious values they hold: Biological diversity; clean air and water; towering forests, rushing rivers, and sage-sweet, silent deserts.

"A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain."
The Wilderness Act

RSS Digest

2005-02-22T14:41:00.000+01:00

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This is a fabulous invention, as you can see I use it on all my blogs as navigation and also to list my del.icio.us bookmarks etc. Thank you for giving us this super tool!

What is RSS Digest?

Place items and headlines from any RSS or Atom enabled site (such as del.icio.us or Flickr) onto your site, no programming required. It can use JavaScript, PHP, or an IFRAME as the inclusion method, so anyone can use it. Get no ugly ads, and use ANY valid feed!

Tags: RSS Atom RSS Digest feed

Arthur Miller

2005-02-22T13:23:00.000+01:00

bookzen - literary reviews
Arthur Miller is gone but his important legacy will continue to enlighten the world.

BBC - Broadway lights go out for Miller

One of the greatest dramatists married one of the greatest stars
Theatres on Broadway have darkened in tribute to Arthur Miller, the American regarded as one of the greatest dramatists of the last century.

The author of Death of a Salesman died at 89 of heart failure on Thursday evening, surrounded by family and friends at his home in Connecticut".

The Arthur Miller Society

Arthur Miller's major works

Audubon's Aviary

2005-02-21T11:58:00.000+01:00

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ecozen - animals ecology philanthropy

18 February - 27 March The New-York Historical Society (N-YHS) presents Audubon's Aviary

"For the first time ever the sounds of birds will accompany an exhibit of original Audubon watercolors when the New-York Historical Society (N-YHS) creates an "urban aviary" with its exhibition". It is being held in the second-floor gallery, Dexter Hall.

There is such a demand from the public, artists, historians, naturalists to view the paintings but because they are so fragile and light sensitive, the Society will only be displaying 40 of them once a year.

The fragile watercolors featuring life-size Snowy Owls, Loons, Egrets, Osprey and other birds are part of the society's 435 one-of-a-kind Audubon treasures purchased in 1863 from Lucy Bakewell Audubon, collaborator and widow of the buckskin-wearing naturalist.

John James AUDUBON Exhibit
Many events are taking place in conjuction with the exhibit.
Vist the NYC Audubon site.

BBS 2005

2005-01-26T23:41:00.000+01:00

Blog Summit Monday 004
Originally uploaded by Lee LeFever.

bloggzen - total immersion blogging technology innovation

The Blog Bussiness Summit 2005 was a big event in Seattle. Lee LeFever over at Common Craft "a consulting practice and weblog" blogged BBS05, with detailed info and links.

The Next Blog Business Summit 25 Jan 05 by Steve Broback
The Seattle conference is winding down, and we have been receiving many inquiries regarding when and where the next event will be held. After the success of the current summit, we are ready, willing and able to schedule our next conference. Let us know what city works best for you. We have put up a survey here.

See more photos on flickr

Norwegian Wolves' Plight

2005-01-23T21:43:00.000+01:00

wolf
Originally uploaded by Trinity.

ecozen - animals ecology philanthropy

This is outrageous, please see what you can do to stop this! Do look at the WWF news page there are many other appaling things going on.

Norway to kill 25% of its wolves
By Alex Kirby BBC News website environment correspondent
The Norwegian government has decided to kill five of the country's grey wolves - a quarter of the entire population. More>>

WWF article
"If the Norwegian Environment Minister does not stop this hunt, he will have the dubious honour of allowing the regular hunting of a nationally endangered species," said Rasmus Hansson, head of WWF-Norway.

"Only last May, the Norwegian Parliament decided on a national goal of sustaining at least three family packs. The current hunt will reduce the number of packs to two, a clear breach of a parliamentary directive."

For more information: Rasmus Hansson, Secretary General WWF-Norway
+ 47 22 03 65 14
rhansson@wwf.no

L'officiel Tsunami

2005-01-22T19:47:00.000+01:00

francaiszen - la vie
ecozen - animals ecology philanthropy

I am very pleased to see that one of my favorite essential magazines L'officiel is helping the Tsunami victims, Bravo!

Do leave a comment about other initiatives you come accross.

Technoratags

2005-01-22T17:11:00.000+01:00

Technorati-tags
Originally uploaded by Le Cactus.

bloggzen - total immersion blogging technology innovation

Technorati has introduced tags, this might be a new concept for many of you but we have been using them for ages on Flickr, Del.icio.us and Furl. I could tag every word of this post just to show up in the pages tagged with tags, but it would take too long, When is Blogger going to put an add Technorati Tag button? Flickr tags are very usefull for finding photos to add to blog posts. (see above) Pehaps I should search the Flickr tags to find photos for my photoblog Flickrzen, no that would be too easy, the recently uploaded photos page is much more exciting!

Technorati - Where does the stuff on Technorati Tag pages come from?

The photos come from our friends at Flickr. Flickr is a great photo sharing community. If you'd like your photos to appear on our tag pages, join Flickr and post your photos there. And remember to tag 'them!

The links come from the nice folks at Del.icio.us and Furl. Del.icio.us and Furl are web-based bookmark managers. If you'd like to contribute links to Technorati Tag pages, you can join Del.icio.us or join Furl and post and tag some links.

The rest of the Technorati Tag pages is made up of blog posts. And those come from you! Anyone with a blog can contribute to Technorati Tag pages. There are two ways to contribute:

What's all this? This page shows all kinds of goodies from the web about tags. To contribute, just make a post to your blog about tags and include the link below. More Info Â»
tags

Flickr - What are tags?
You can give your photos a "tag", which is like a keyword. Tags help you find photos which have something in common. You can assign as many tags as you wish to each photo.

Code Louvre

2005-01-22T16:14:00.000+01:00

IMG_0377
Originally uploaded by cyberedge.

artzen - art culture info expo
francaiszen - la vie
bookzen - literary reviews

The makers of the film of the Da Vinci Code with Tom Hanks, have permission to shoot inside the Louvre Museum. They will probably start shooting in May. The louvre is only funded by it's visitors which is the agrument for charging such exhorbitant fees for filming there. This has caused many filmamkers to use alternative chateaux...

Le Figaro - "Le Louvre exige plus de 50 000 euros par jour pour un tournage dans la cour Carree."

BBC - Louvre allows Da Vinci Code shoot

"The Dan Brown Code" by Dennis Neuenkirchen is a very interesting and amusing article, that questions the accuracy of Dan Brown's research about Paris. It is on one of the essential Parisian websites Bonjour Paris . Run by Sarah Gilbert herself a highly acclaimed novelist and writer.

Explore Da Vinci Code Secrets with Canals of France
Canals of France is offering 8-day itineraries that explore the controversial sites, history and brotherhood made famous by Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code.

Mind Hacks

2005-01-19T01:31:00.000+01:00

bookzen - literary reviews
bloggzen - total immersion blogging technology innovation

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"Mind Hacks" Tips & Tools for Using your Brain in the World By Tom Stafford, Matt Webb - Reviewed for Bookzen by KJR

"Mind Hacks" is an excellent starting place for the exploration of the human mind, apparently a very popular interest right now. Curiosity regarding how we think seems in vogue, since so many are reading one of a group of recently published books on the subject. Including "Mind Hacks" there is "The Mind Map" by Tony Buzan and Barry Buzan, "Blink : The Power of Thinking Without Thinking" by Malcolm Gladwell" The Undiscovered Mind" by John Horgan, "On Intelligence" by Jeff Hawkins (PalmPilot creator) and Sandra Blakeslee, and from Steven Johnson, who wrote the Foreword to "Mind Hacks, " there is "Mind Wide Open. "

All of these delve into that uncharted land called how our grey matter works and how we can live better lives by knowing more about it. Each of these books has a delightfully different take on the subject, and "Mind Hacks" itself is full of references for further reading. Is it more than just a co-incidence that these books are all out right now, being talked about, blogged about, and voraciously read? Why this insatiable synchronicity of people wanting to know more about how we are made and how we think?

In more classical studies, "Mind Hacks" would be filed under physical and cultural anthropology. And though you will be introduced to words like limbic, cortex and cerebellum, keeping track of technical medical terms is not essential for understanding and learning much from this book. While it seems written for popular audiences, and uses everyday examples to illustrate how we as human beings tend to think, and why, "Mind Hacks" is helpfully structured to take you just as deep as you want to go.

As to whether the mind can be hacked, just ask a songwriter, movie producer or ad exec; though by "hacks," the authors really mean examples, and there are hundreds. For instance, why do we tend to see faces when we look at clouds? Why do we scrutinize other peoples' faces so intently? Why, if we see six of the same thing, do we tend to see the seventh object as the same, too, even if it isn't? Why do we smell chalk when we think of Dick, Jane, and that "silly, silly Spot?" What do we really find irresistibly interesting and what bores us to death? Did left-handed people evolve differently and why do they have more traffic accidents? Why are some people better at math? Why do sunglasses make the world more interesting visually? (It's all in the mind.) Why do people respond differently to the same instructions? And by implication, what is the best way to design a web page? All of this is covered in "Mind Hacks" including which sectors of the brain are responsible, and how the research was done.

"Mind Hacks" is a good starting place for exploring your mind, partly because it would fit nicely with some of the other books mentioned here and in the book itself, but also because Mind Hacks is at the center of an expanding culture of exploration and investigation of mental phenomena,including blogs about "Mind Hacks" and related phenomena (just technorati "Mind Hacks" for instance.) There are the sites of the book's publisher O'Reilly for starters and a page relating to topics covered in "Mind Hacks" about why posting flickr zeitgeist might be a distraction for people who actually want to read your blog, and there is the excellent "Mind Hacks" blog itself mindhacks.com, which does not seem to be accessible from the O'Reilly site. Both authors have their own blogs - Idiolect by Tom Stafford and Interconnected by Matt Webb.

"Mind Hacks" suggests that you can read it sequentially or dive in randomly.
Either way it is an accessible book about some of the curiously strange ways in which we think, remember, and respond, based on how we evolved and what was then and is now most important to us as biological organisms. Even better, it is totally overflowing with examples and simple exercises -- the "hacks" -- that you can do by yourself or with friends. Better yet, buy the book and give a "Mind Hacks" party! Ask your guests to open the book randomly, exclaim on the particular mental characteristic explained on that page, and then put everyone through the exercise or group discussion implied. Like, "How do you prefer your first cup of morning coffee, and how do you feel if you don't get it that way?" Pavlov got it right more than a hundred years ago.

And speaking of Pavlov's dogs, there is much in "Mind Hacks" to suggest that we humans share many of our emotions, thoughts and feelings with other animals, whose brain structures evolved similarly and whose reactions in research are so similar.

Serenity

2005-01-18T01:40:00.000+01:00

Serenity
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This is my favorite tree, I call it the Tree of Life, later it has huge heart shaped leaves and big mauve flowers rather like chestnut candles. Here one can see the remains of the seed pods.

Untamed by Steve Bloom

2005-01-18T01:03:00.000+01:00

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This is the most wonderfull resource, absolutely essential, a unique record of life on earth.

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Untamed by Steve Bloom
For more than ten years, wildlife photographer Steve Bloom traveled all over the world, roaming through the jungles of Borneo, the African savannahs, and the frozen banks of Antarctica to assemble this dazzling collection of photographs of animals in their natural environments. With an international range that is rare in books of animal photography, the 200 photographs in Untamed bring to life a vast panorama of animal diversity, and of the landscapes, climates, and habitats in which they live.

'Touching' wildlife captured on film
Ten years ago photographer Steve Bloom set out to visit all the world's continents and capture nature on film.via...BBC

See a video on Steve, shown on CNN, Discovery and National Geographic.

T S Eliot Prize for Poetry 2004

2005-01-17T22:03:00.000+01:00

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Hungarian-born George Szirtes' collection of poetry has picked up the £10,000 TS Eliot Prize.via...BBC

The Poetry Book Society awards the annual T S Eliot Prize for Poetry.

The Prize - described by Poet Laureate Andrew Motion as "the Prize most poets want to win" - was launched in 1993 to celebrate the Poetry Book Society's 40th birthday and to honour its founding poet.

The £10,000 prize money is kindly donated by Eliot's widow, Mrs Valerie Eliot.

George Szirtes- Blog post 16.01.05 "If people understood each other's suffering a little better and made less noise about their own, the climate might improve somewhat. The odd energy and melancholia of the human world."

George Szirtes books and publications

JPG magazine, now out

2005-01-14T01:19:00.000+01:00

JPG magazine, now out
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This is very exciting! Well done! This is already a collectors item!

Now Available: Issue 1: ORIGIN

We're thrilled to announce that the inaugural issue of JPG Magazine is now available! It's fifty-two pages of visual goodness, including 31 photographers' interpretations of the word "origin." In addition to all the amazing photographs, the issue also includes a letter from the editors, an interview with Emilie Valentine who may just be the first photoblogger, and a special spread by featured photographer Noah Grey on his chosen origin.

Up Next: Issue 2: LOST

The theme for our second will be LOST. We'll start accepting submissions for soon, so get shooting now!

Do join the Flickr JPG Magazine Group

"We here at JPG love Flickr, and they invited us to have a group here, so of course we said yes! We can use the group to discuss the magazine, the themes, your submissions, and anything else we can think of."

Bloggers Without Borders

2004-12-30T22:37:00.000+01:00

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The site has been launched earlier because of the great tsunami of aid that is needed now! Thank you for putting this together Jonas what a super idea and Joi for the alert.

Mission Statement
Submitted by Jonas M Luster on Thu, 2004-12-30 06:16.

While we work on some more pressing manners, such as the Tsunami Outreach program, let me quickly introduce Bloggers Without Borders to you, if I may.

BwoB was born in October 2004 as an idea by Sean Bonner. Sean quickly brought Jonas Luster, Xeni Jardin, and Wil Wheaton on board, and for the following weeks, Jonas worked on the technical side of things. When Sri Lanka and the South East Asian region fell victim to a 9.0 earthquake and the resulting Tsunami, we knew we had to bring online what we had.

This is, where BwoB is today. We continue to add features, and will introduce a few great ones in short order, but for the time being, it’s a weblog, a forum, and a means to communicate and coordinate.

Wizzo! (iii)

2004-12-20T19:19:00.000+01:00

Wizzo! (iii)
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New Year's Eve at Somerset House

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For the first time ever, Somerset House will open on New Year's Eve. Skate into the new year in the perfect setting for a glamorous, romantic and fun celebration. Tickets are £20 and entitle one skater to bring a non-skating friend, and also include a complimentary mulled wine/hot chocolate and a glass of champagne at midnight. Snacks and a licensed bar will also be available.

Skate sessions are at 10 - 11pm and 11.15 - 12.45pm. There will be live performers and a display of the very best ice dancing from current British Ice Dance champions at 12.05. The event finishes at 1am.

Suitable for all ages. Somerset House will be open to ticket-holders only.
Tickets for New Year's Eve are available exclusively by phone. Call 0870 060 1753 to book.

londonist.com

2004-12-20T16:14:00.000+01:00

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London has a new Blog - News site called The Londonist. It is interesting and amusing, more so if you are a Londoner, "Ken" of course is a favorite topic. They have very kindly linked to londonzen.

It also features The London Tomes, a new London-based, animated series.
"We're not going to say too much about it, we'll let you make your own minds up. Suffice to say that there are talking animals, the District Line and the criminally insane".

- Published by
- The Gothamist "a website about New York City and everything that happens in it". Gothamist was voted Best NY Blog by NY Press readers in 2004. The Londonist is the new addition to the stable, there are already The LAist The Chicagoist The SFist The DCist The Torontoist

- Edited by
- Rob Hinchcliffe - Rob was raised 'up north', in the independent state of South Yorkshire. In the late Nineties he defected and has been living in London ever since.

- Euan Mitchell - Euan is a New Zealander living in London and has been about 9 months away from moving back home for the last 10 years.

From Urbino to Rome

2004-12-20T15:44:00.000+01:00

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There is still time to see this wonderful exhibition and the Madonna of the Pinks.

Raphael -The Madonna of the Pinks circa. 1506-7

From Urbino to Rome at the National Gallery London
20 October 2004 - 16 Jan 2005 (Closed 24-26 December, 1 January)
This is the first major exhibition of paintings and drawings by the great Renaissance painter, Raphael (1483 - 1520), to be held in Britain.

- The Making of a Master

Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition

2004-12-20T14:36:00.000+01:00

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23 October 2004 - 17 April 2005

Come and see the best and most creative images of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition at the Natural History Museum.

Winner

Bronze whalers charging a baitball
Doug Perrine, (United States of America)

2004 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
2004 Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Undoubtedly the most prestigious of its kind in the world, the competition is organised by BBC Wildlife Magazine and the Natural History Museum.It has attracted over 18,500 images this year.

BBC Wildlife has the best and most informative writing of any consumer magazine in its field, all illustrated with world-class wildlife photography.

Chirac opens high way

2004-12-14T22:49:00.000+01:00

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The highest viaduct in the world - 343m (1,125ft)

On 14 December, the President of the French Republic, Jacques Chirac, officially opened the Millau Viaduct in France's southern Aveyron region. The Viaduct completes the A75 motorway across the Massif Central, creating a direct link between Paris towards Barcelona, and spans the Tarn Gorge to alleviate the notorious traffic congestion throughout the area.

Designed by Foster and Partners in association with an engineering group led by the French engineer Michel Virlogeux, the Viaduct illustrates how a collaboration between architects and engineers can result in a structure of breathtaking beauty.

- BBC "French construction group Eiffage - that built the Eiffel Tower - financed the project in return for the right to collect receipts from a bridge toll for 75 years".

- Le Figaro

New York City: Photographs from The New York Times

2004-12-14T22:18:00.000+01:00

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New York City: Photographs from The New York Times
Since it first published a photographic halftone in 1896, The New York Times has engaged some of the world's best photojournalists to record the life and times of a uniquely vigorous town. This book of postcards presents 30 photographs from The New York Times Photo Archives.

NYT 10 Best Books 2004

2004-12-14T19:13:00.000+01:00

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FICTION

Gilead By MARILYNNE ROBINSON

The Master By COLM TOIBIN

The Plot Against America By PHILIP ROTH

Runaway By ALICE MUNRO

Snow By ORHAN PAMUK

War Trash By HA JIN

NONFICTION

Alexander Hamilton By RON CHERNOW

Chronicles: Volume One By BOB DYLAN

Washington's Crossing By DAVID HACKETT FISCHER

Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare By STEPHEN GREENBLATT

- Take part in a NYT discussion about the 10 Best Books of the Year

- NYT 100 Notable Books of the Year

Google World Library

2004-12-14T17:58:00.000+01:00

This is very exciting

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Radcliffe Camera photo by planethalder on flickr

Google Is Adding Major Libraries to Its Database By John Markoff and Edward Wyatt NYT

"Google, the operator of the world's most popular Internet search service, plans to announce an agreement today with some of the nation's leading research libraries and Oxford University to begin converting their holdings into digital files that would be freely searchable over the Web".

sfgate's Best Books 2004

2004-12-14T17:39:00.000+01:00

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sfgate.com has just published thier list of the best books of 2004

It is a very long list, with short a synopsis of each book, here are a few that caught my eye -

Among the Bohemians: Experiments in Living 1900-1939 by Virginia Nicholson
Americans in Paris: A Literary Anthology by Adam Gopnik
A Chance Meeting: Intertwined Lives of American Writers and Artists, 1854- 1967 by Rachel Cohen

Christmas Lights @ Harrods 30-11-04

2004-12-13T14:02:00.000+01:00

Christmas Lights @ Harrods 30-11-04
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Pale Male and Lola

2004-12-12T15:47:00.000+01:00

I cried............. I have two beautiful geese, it is as though they had been dumped on a highway, far from their house and pond, they mate for life too!

Please blog this! thank you!

Dec 14 - NYT update>>>

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Reuters - New York City Hawk Fans Intensify Protests Over Eviction

Google news, many pages about this outrage!

Audubon Press Releases > THE REMOVAL OF "PALE MALE'S" NEST SHOCKS NEW YORK City, State, and National Organizations Call for Action to Correct the Loss

Audubon New York is currently circulating a petition at nycaudubon.org to get the nest returned to its location, or barring that, the spikes upon which the birds have built their nest.

nyc.indymedia.org The hawks are flying around, confused and unable to find their nest. These rich idiots have no respect for anything, do they. CNN's Paula Zahn lives in the building, as does Kenneth Cole.Article here: Lot's more info on here about the people involved in this

The building owners - brownharrisstevens.com

Wing and a prayer
BY AUSTIN FENNER and TRACY CONNOR New York Daily News

Read the latest news on Marie Winn's site, she has been thier champion for years and wrote a book about pale male and Lola>>>

mariewinn.com - LOLA LEAVING THE FIFTH AVENUE NEST [a few months before its destruction]
Photo by Lincoln Karim

Red-Tails in Love A Wildlife Drama in Central Park by Marie Winn [1998 Pantheon, 1999 Vintage]

This is the whole article from the macontelegraph.com

"A bunch of insensitive louts

Since 1993, an unlikely resident named Pale Male and his female companions have lived 12 stories up on a cornice of a ritzy New York apartment building. He has sired, depending upon who's telling the story, up to 23 offspring in his formerly breezy home, which had a neat view of the city's skyline and nearby Central Park.

Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk and a member of an endangered species, is inarguably the world's best-known bird. His fans have crossed oceans to watch the hawk, who for years has dutifully helped raise his families in the heart of a city rather than in the wild, as most hawks prefer.

So named because his colors are not as vibrant as most male red-tailed hawks, Pale Male was the star in a book by author Marie Winn and the subject of a PBS documentary film as well. Newspapers and television stories annually feature the hawk's adventures, and birdwatchers have been known to camp out on the street, waiting to see the hawk's offspring take flight from their 12th-floor nest.

But no more. The rich and powerful people who own the building at 927 Fifth Avenue and 74th Street apparently decided that having the hawk nest on their building was too much of an inconvenience. Bird droppings and such affronted their sense of decorum, so they had the nest destroyed and removed vital rods the hawk had used to anchor the nest to withstand strong winds.

Not all the tenants agreed with the action. Actress Mary Tyler Moore, a resident of the building for 15 years, announced she was amazed and outraged by the "insensitivity" of the action. She and her husband opposed the nest's removal, but to no avail. Numerous Pale Male fans are attempting to convince the tenants to permit the bird to rebuild its nest.

The tenants own the building, and they apparently didn't break any laws in removing the nest. They had the legal authority to do so. But Moore and others critical of them are absolutely right. The building's owners demonstrated that they are insensitive louts who have no desire to see the bigger picture that others found so appealing.

Merry Christmas, Pale Male, from the bunch of Scrooges you unfortunately chose to live among". MaconTelegraph.com

"Since 1993, Pale Male sired 23 youngsters from nest, inspiring a book and a documentary film".BBC

BBC links>>>
New York Times
City of New York Parks
Audubon Society
US Fish and Wildlife Service

PBS film
PBS Pale Male film

NYT article

palemalethemovie.com
Frederic Lilien - Director, Producer, Editor
Joanne Woodward - Narrator

The Gothamist - Hawks' Nest Is Removed; Co-op Happy, Others Outraged "The Pale Male website is telling people to email the Fish and Wildlife Services to say that the nest was active up until its removal". - read the comments!

Ingrid Spangler is in New York and is blogging this live, here,
with photos here.

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Dec 14 - NYT update>>>

"According to Mr. Benepe and Mr. Flicker, Mr. Cohen seemed agreeable to returning the metal spikes to the cornice. They said participants in the meeting saw clearly that the hawks were trying to rebuild, since they had left several twigs and branches on the cornice, even though the foraged material would be blown away in a strong wind.

But they said Mr. Cohen insisted on consulting the co-op's architect before making any commitment. No deadline was set, and no follow-up meeting was scheduled.

"This needs to be done promptly," Mr. Flicker said. "The longer you wait, the longer the risk to the birds."

"We wanted them to say the spikes will go up," Mr. Flicker said, adding that he hoped hear the co-op's decision in the matter today".

Princeton is home!

2004-12-12T01:21:00.000+01:00

Princeton is home!
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He was away, lost, missing, for 5 months...he has been resting, eating. Each day he seems to become more frail, eat less, as though he had put all his effort into finding his way home and now he is giving in to his exhaustion. It will take time for his skinny body to recuperate. I love you Princetoni

Top Scientists Launch RealClimate.org

2004-12-10T11:22:00.000+01:00

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Team of Renowned Climate Experts from Europe and the US Create First-of-a-Kind Climate Weblog

Today, top climate scientists will launch a unique website to provide commentary on the emerging new results from climate science. The site is designed as a tool for journalists and members of the public, and will provide a quick response to developing stories and provide the context sometimes missing in mainstream commentary. The discussion is restricted solely to scientific topics and will not address political issues.

"We are trying to ensure that science doesn't get trampled by politics," said Gavin Schmidt.

"We hope this site will serve as a resource that can challenge mis-representations or mis-understandings of the science as they occur in real time," said Michael Mann.

Schmidt, Mann, Stefan Rahmstorf, Rasmus Benestad, Caspar Ammann, Ray Bradley, William Connolley, Eric Steig, and Amy Clement are all contributors to the site. This group includes two "Scientific American 50 Research Leader" award winners and recipients of prestigious fellowship awards from the McDonnell and Comer foundations.

Information on the site includes commentary on breaking news such as the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment as well as the latest scientific findings on greenhouse gases, the paleoclimatic record, climate modeling, and connections between the sun's variability and climate.

The scientific contributors work in their personal capacity, and receive no financial compensation for this work.

Journalists may also read their biographies, request more information, or reach the scientists through the site www.realclimate.org or contact the scientists directly:

Gavin Schmidt 212-678-5627 gschmidt@giss.nasa.gov
Michael Mann 434-924-7770 mann@virginia.edu
Eric Steig 206-543-6327 steig@ess.washington.edu
Stefan Rahmstorf +49 331 288 2688 rahmstorf@pik-potsdam.de(Germany)
Rasmus Benestad +47 2296 3377 rasmus.benestad-at-met.no

BookCrossing programmer Dan Clune still missing after one month, reward rises to $10,000

2004-12-08T16:26:00.000+01:00

Bookcrossing has asked all thier members to spread the word but when I looked on Technorati this I only found 8 mentions in blogs, so please re-blog about this and pass the info on, thank you!

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Dan Clune disappeared from the Long Bridge Bar and Grill (Sandpoint, Idaho) on November 6, 2004 just before 2AM, he was wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and blue knit ski cap.

Danny's story will be on COURT TV Catherine Crier Live Friday December 10th at 5:00pm ET/PT

Please help find him http://www.finddanny.com/

Jeremy Deller wins Turner Prize

2004-12-08T15:13:00.000+01:00

I am very pleased that Jeremy won!

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Bush video wins Turner Prize via...BBC

Jeremy Deller was born in London in 1966 and studied art history at the Courtauld Institute of Art. Collaboration and participation are central to Deller's work.

The Bats Still from Memory Bucket 2003 Courtesy of the artist © the artist

The film ends with millions of bats flying off into the unknown..........

14th International Los Angeles Photographic Art Exposition

2004-12-08T14:43:00.000+01:00

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January 20-23 2005 santa monica civic auditorium

Photo l.a. 2005 features the finest photographic art, from the earliest 19th Century photographic experiments to the most contemporary photography and photo-based art. More than 80 premier galleries and private dealers present International and U.S. artists.

Highlights of the exhibition will include works by world renowned contemporary artists Diane Arbus, Walker Evans, Larry Fink, Robert Frank, Joel Peter-Witkin, Robert Mapplethorpe, Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson and vintage pieces by Man Ray, Josef Sudek, Edward Weston and Dorothea Lange.

The opening night reception will take place on Thursday January 20th 2005 from 6 to 9 pm. The proceeds will benefit the Photographic Arts Council of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Tickets to the gala celebration are fifty dollars each.

For tickets e-mail: eschillo@lacma.org

Drawing makes Zen-se

2004-12-08T13:39:00.000+01:00

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Another way to blog, this is a beautifully illustrated blog Drawing makes Zen-se One can see the finished pictures on the art journal

Flickrzen is live

2004-12-06T21:32:00.000+01:00

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I had the idea to make Flickrzen about a week ago and now it is a reality.I hope that you enjoy the show!

Flickrzen spotlights exeptional photographs, be that subject, technique or rarity, found on flickr - "Almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world".

I am very happy because Caterina blogged about Flickrzen on the official Flickr blog>
"Also there is another great blog dedicated to finding the great photos of Flickr. It launched just a few days ago, and can be found at FlickrZen. I've subscribed to the RSS feed of it. You should too!"

Thank you Caterina x

The Bloggers on Time

2004-12-06T19:00:00.000+01:00

I agree with Steve Rubel of Micro Persuasion that "The Bloggers" Should Be TIME's People of the Year. He has all the details here>

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Simply Duveen Dahlink

2004-12-03T13:46:00.000+01:00

Two important art books for christmas about the inimitable Duveen.

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Duveen : A Life in Art by MERYLE SECREST

The Art of the Art Deal: A Portrait of the Old Master New York Times review By ROBERTA SMITH
There are dozens of paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and scores in the National Gallery in Washington that art-world insiders once called Duveens.

Forget that these works were painted by the likes of Gainsborough, Botticelli, Velazquez or Rembrandt. All had been sold, usually to the collectors who donated them to the museums, by the hugely successful, publicity-prone art dealer Joseph Duveen. Passing through Duveen's extensive empire seemed to give the pictures an afterglow that wasn't entirely a result of his penchant for overcleaning. via...NYT

Duveen The Story of the Most Spectacular Art Dealer of All Time By S.N. Behrman Introduction by Glenn Lowry

A startling number of masterpieces now in American museums are there because of the shrewdness of one man, Joseph Duveen, art dealer to John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Mellon, Henry Clay Frick, and William Randolph Hearst. In a series of articles originally published in The New Yorker, playwright S.N. Behrman evokes the
larger - than - life Duveen and reveals the wheeling and dealing, subterfuge, and spirited drama behind the sale of nearly - but not quite - priceless Rembrandts, Vermeers, Turners, and Bellinis.via...NYT Books

Napoleon's consecration anniversary

2004-12-03T13:06:00.000+01:00

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Two hundredth anniversary of the coronation of Napoleon, 2 December 1804.

Jacques-Louis David 1748-1825
The Consecration of Napoleon (2 December 1804) : detail 1806-1807 Paris, musee du Louvre INV. 3699 © RMN/ Arnaudet - Blot

Two hundred years after the Consecration of Napoleon in Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris and the Emperor's commission of a major painting commemorating the event, the Louvre organizes an exhibition of about fifty works paying tribute to the celebrated painting by David.

The special exhibition is on show from 21 October 2004- 17 January 2005

Sponsored by Chaumet.The Napoleon Foundation is a partner of the Louvre Museums for this exhibition.

France Marks Napoleon's 200th Anniversary article about the celebration.

Who's Who in France?

2004-12-03T11:32:00.000+01:00

...or shouldn't it be Qui est Qui en France?........the French language police should have scuppered le title! But one supposes that all the Academie Francaise is in the book, so, c'est normale, qua! Of course the book is en francais.

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One can look people up online, but it is 5 euros to read the full entry. The Actualites page is quite fun.

Who's Who in France
Accueil du Who's Who. Rechercher, Rechercher, Qui sommes-nous ? Qui sommes-nous ? Nouveaux entrants, Nouveaux entrants, ...

Mariella BERTHEAS, part of the WWF France is one of the new people.

Dictionnaire de l’Academie francaise

One of the new Mots etrangers included in the 9th edition of the dictionary is cover-girl

note: no accents were hurt for cette article!

'Blog' word of the year

2004-12-03T11:17:00.000+01:00

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The term "blog" has been chosen as the top word of 2004 by a US dictionary publisher.

Merriam-Webster said "blog" headed the list of most looked-up terms on its site during the last twelve months. via...BBC

Blog noun [short for Weblog] (1999) : a Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer.

Top Ten List
2. incumbent
3. electoral
4. insurgent
5. hurricane
6. cicada
7. peloton : noun (1951) : the main body of riders in a bicycle race
8. partisan
9. sovereignty
10. defenestration

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Oh yes, late as usual!
microsoft get's the blogging bug via...BBC

Dame Alicia Markova

2004-12-03T11:01:00.000+01:00

She was wonderful, I remember seeing her in london when I was little.

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Dame Alicia Markova, 94, Ballet Star Synonymous With 'Giselle', Dies By Jack Anderson

Dame Alicia Markova, one of the greatest British ballerinas of the 20th century, a founder of the company now known as the English National Ballet and a former director of the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, died today in Bath, the English National Ballet announced. She was 94. via...NYT

Dame Alicia Markova BBC biography on Desert Island Disks

Salon Nautique de Paris - Prix Litteraire

2004-12-03T10:10:00.000+01:00

Not to be missed, all the great French sea dogs will be there. Find a boat for your holidays and the best boating book to read in your cabin...

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4-13 December 2004 the 44th Salon Nautique de Paris is gaining impetus with new attractions, a new area dedicated to Fishing (Village de la Peche) which will delight well-informed fisherman and initiate youngsters, not to mention the show's main attractions.

3rd Prix Litteraire Salon Nautique - le Point

The sea, maritime adventures, tales of great voyages, the islands or maritime regions…there are so many subjects for novels, travel diaries and other books!

The French Nautical Industries Federation (FIN), the Syndicat National de l'Edition (SNE), and the magazine le Point have joined together to pay tribute to works whose subjects centre around the sea. A judging panel, composed of personalities from the world of water sports and publishing, will award a prize to a novel and a finely illustrated book.

List of competitors

The winners will receive their prize at a ceremony held on Wednesday 8 December at 6.00 pm in the Forum des Navigateurs.

blockediris

2004-11-29T23:42:00.000+01:00

blockediris
Originally uploaded by zenia.

I find this photograph magical

Pirelli Calendar 2005

2004-11-28T15:39:00.000+01:00

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This year the photographs were taken in Rio de Janeiro by French photographer Patrick Demarchelier.

The Pirelli Calendar site
The Pirelli site, where you can vote for your favorite
A blog with the Photographs

Independence Square Kiev

2004-11-27T16:50:00.000+01:00

Independence Square Kiev
Originally uploaded by kde-head.

Is Babble the new Hype/Skype

2004-11-26T23:53:00.000+01:00

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The Broadband VoIP Telephone Service from BON.net
With Babble it is free -
to call other Babble users
to use voicemail
to use Instant Messaging
to call fixed line numbers in the UK, USA Mainland, Australia, New Zealand and Europe

"The voice quality was excellent, sounding no different than if you were making a call between fixed lines".Robin Good Read his in-depth review of Babble.

Technorati This

2004-11-26T23:15:00.000+01:00

This is another swift idea from Technorati. via...Joi

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New Technorati This favelet for IE, Mozilla, Firefox, Safari, etc.

We've just made it easier to find out what people are saying about anything on the web, anytime.via...Sifry

The Literacy Site

2004-11-26T17:46:00.000+01:00

This is a new addition to the Animal rescue site's good causes, please help and spread the word.

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About The Literacy Site

Remember the magic of your first book? Perhaps you were nestled in the arms of a parent, or sharing a giggle with a friend. Whatever your first memory of a book, books are a powerful tool; they stir the senses, inspire the imagination and spark a love of reading that can last a lifetime. But what of children who have no books? The Literacy Site gives you a way to share the magic of books and promote the love of reading among children who might otherwise never discover the joy of their first book.

Your click on the red "Give Free Books" button at The Literacy Site generates books for children in need, funded by site sponsors and provided through our award winning charity partner, First Book. In the last three years, First Book has distributed over 20 million books to children in hundreds of communities.

The number of books we put in children's hands depends on the number of visitors who click the "Give Free Books" button on The Literacy Site. Please click every day, and encourage friends and family members to do the same.

Battersea Dogs Home Christmas Reception

2004-11-25T19:09:00.000+01:00

This is an extremely important event for all the beautiful creatures who are depending upon your help!

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14th December 2004 Battersea Dogs Home is delighted to hold our exclusive second Christmas Reception for our supporters, which this year will be held at the Victoria & Albert Museum on Tuesday 14th December.

The evening will be very special with the chance to meet the Homes' Trustees, staff and of course some of our dogs. Wine and canapes will be served in the Dome and guests will be able to view many exhibits in the Medieval Treasury throughout the night.

We shall be drawing the top three prizes from this years' Christmas Raffle and each guest will be entered into a free prize draw for a brand new Samsung Digital Camera.

Tickets cost £35 and all proceeds go towards the care of the dogs and cats at the Home.

If you would like more information about the event or would like to book your tickets, please call 020 7627 7886 or email the Fundraising Team. We look forward to seeing you there.

The Original Art of John Lennon

2004-11-25T18:52:00.000+01:00

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12/1/04 - 12/5/04 The Original Art of John Lennon (reception 12/1 6pm- 9pm) this major art exhibition features more than 120 serigraphs, song lyrics, and original drawings by the legendary Beatle, and the 15 "Bag One" lithographs, each hand signed by John.

A portion of the proceeds of art sales will be donated to Inside Community Arts.

Show held at Santa Monica Place Mall - corner of 3rd and Broadway, 288 Santa Monica Mall Place (2nd level, near Macy's), Santa Monica, CA 90401
Opening reception December 1, 6pm-9pm

FREE ADMISSION - CALL US AT (310) 397-8820 FOR A FLYER THAT WILL ENABLE 20% OF YOUR ART PURCHASE TO BE DONATED TO INSIDE OUT!

Show hours 12/1: 6pm-9pm, 12/2-12/4: 10am-9pm, 12/5: 11am-6pm

Produced by Pacific Edge Gallery, with full cooperation from Yoko Ono and the John Lennon estate

Dfiicult to find his art, here is the cover of the John Lennon & His Life Philosophy 2004 Calendar

World AIDS DAY 1 December 2004

2004-11-24T15:15:00.000+01:00

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This year in the UK, World AIDS Day is
about reminding us all that HIV is an issue for everyone.

The British Environment and Media Awards 2004

2004-11-24T13:39:00.000+01:00

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BEMAs 2004 Presented by WWF

Winners from television - news and documentaries, print - newspapers and magazines, radio, websites and campaigns were honoured on 23 Novemmber for the vital role they play in communicating the importance of protecting the environment and alerting people to the dangers inherent in not doing so.

Winners list

Dusty Gedge received the Andrew Lees Award for his success in persuading developers to install "green roofs" – hundreds of thousands of square metres of greenery – on rooftops at London’s Canary Wharf, the City and other developments.via..The Scotsman

BloggerCorps is born!

2004-11-21T19:09:00.000+01:00

Rebecca MacKinnon had a tremendous idea at Bloggercon III, Bloggercorps, now it is live, do see what you can do to help.

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Bloggercorps is simple. It's a blog.

No office. No admin. No fund-raising. No funds. No staff. No meetings.

It will evolve organically based on the needs of the people who wind up using it.

For starters, here's the plan:

- The authors (a wide-ranging group comprised mainly of bloggers, activists, and tech organizations who work with non-profits) will post announcements on behalf of organizations who need help starting blogs or building blogging communities.

- The posts will be categorized according to the organization's geographical location, and in some cases its main focus issue.

- Bloggers interested in helping that particular organization can express their interest in the comments section attached to that post.

- The organization will then decide which of the volunteers it wants to follow up with.

- All arrangements will be made directly between organizations and bloggers. Bloggercorps will not mediate.

- We are not raising money to put people on planes so in most cases the idea is to match organizations located in a particular place with bloggers living in the same place.

- If situations arise in which organizations cannot find volunteers living in their area, we may be able to point them to foundations or philanthropic organizations who might be in a position to help fund travel for blogger-volunteers. But we won't do your fundraising work for you.

- Bloggercorps is non-partisan.

Check it out.

Orkut Media

2004-11-21T19:02:00.000+01:00

Orkut has launched Orkut Media.

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"....That's why today we're pleased to introduce orkut media, a brand new feature that will present a fresh set of columns and photographs every week. They will cover the topics that rule our daily thoughts - sex, food, politics, art, race, you name it. What you see in orkut media can make you laugh or think. In the end, we hope it's something real to connect with in this virtual world"...more.

Blogethics

2004-11-21T18:17:00.000+01:00

This sounds like a very good idea.

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Blogethics.org Jason Calacanis has been on a one-man campaign to introduce ethical guidelines to blog publishing...Nick Denton.

London internet woes

2004-11-21T13:54:00.000+01:00

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Originally uploaded by andyi.

I found this interesting photo on flickr, the story about a trip to London is even more so.

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From Andy Ihnatko's Blog
The plummeting value of the dollar has been a Waterloo on many fronts. Do I use the hotel's in-room broadband connection? At...um...eighteen pounds per day? Which works out to about thirty-six bucks? Gosh. Well, how about I just make a dialup connection, just to grab my mail? Let's check the little card tethered to the phone: local calls are billed at holy mother of God 59 pence. Per minute. Or, about a buck twenty per....read more it is very revealing.

Gencache

2004-11-20T01:03:00.000+01:00

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Welcome Aboard!

Gencache is an online healthcare networking community that connects people during their healthcare adventures

Make Contacts who really Care.

What does Gencache mean?

Gencache (pronounced Gen-cash) means generating your own personal cache of healthcare adventures

Gencache is a unique way to store and share your healthcare adventures
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from the Gencache Blog

Gencache - here we are
Hello!

I'm part of the founding team for Gencache http://www.gencache.com/ , a company focused on creating social networking solutions for healthcare collaboration.

Started Gencache earlier this year after noticing that most of the health portals out there do not have too much of an interaction or collaboration between members going, other than replies to message boards.

Was spending lots and lots of time wading through healthcare messaging boards, ocean of messages and replies to a message, regarding any healthcare condition or symptoms.

One might ask: Why spend so much time on the internet? Why not go to a physician and get an official opinion?

The answer to that has always been a fascinating mystery to me.

I have always had this "delay" in getting myself to go for a doctor visit or an annual medical checkup.

Personally find it better to quickly do some research on the internet. Then I feel as though I am prepared to ask the right (or one may say perceived) questions when I go for a visit to the doctors office.

I totally agree though that the internet in no way replaces an official opinion from a healthcare professional or a physician.

In my healthcare related searches on the web, found it pretty frustrating that I could not get a time point comparison between some individuals having the same demographics as myself.

So thought and thought and.....

Thought of providing a web service that combined aspects of the social networking model (linking people) and adding to that a unique way to share and collaborate about their healthcare experiences.

So took a shot at coming up with the actual web offering and not just remain stuck with an idea.

Phew the product development was a pretty decent effort, especially since we literally bootstrapped all the way, getting consultants/friends in on a need basis.

Launched a preview version of Alpha on September 4, 2004. It was by invitation only for demos at that point.

We have now opened up Gencache for everyone as of last week.

We would love your feedback and hope you can try out the service. Please remember that we are still in Alpha, and every feedback that you provide us with makes our product better from a healthcare collaboration perspective.

Do check us out

http://www.gencache.com/

Cheers,
Jay

Ok!
Questions about
Whether we plan to be a company like WebMD ?
Whether we plan to be a company like Friendster or LinkedIn ?

I'll answer those soon in my next post.

Christmas Preview Evening

2004-11-19T23:37:00.000+01:00

Not to be missed!

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Hatchards 187 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LE 020 7439 9921

invite you to a special CHRISTMAS PREVIEW EVENING
on Thursday 2nd December 2004 6.00-8.00pm

Browse through our extensive range of Christmas books and enjoy our festive
entertainment.

There will be high-profile authors in all departments including:

Annabel Goldsmith, Gyles Brandreth,
Flora Fraser, Robert McCrum,
Michelle Paver, P.B. Kerr,
Michael Dobbs, Ken Follett, William Boyd, P.D. James,
Monica Ali, Tracey Chevalier,
Robert Lacey, Adam Zamoyski, Peter de la Billiere,
James Muirden

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Sting will be signing copies of his candid autobiography Broken Music at Waterstone's, 24-26 Birmingham High Street, B4 7SL on Tuesday the 23rd of November at 1pm.

Please note that due to time constraints Sting will only be signing copies of the promoted title and no other merchandise. We are unable to take reservations for this event. Free, no ticket required. Please ring 0121 633 4353 for more details.

Outfoxed!

2004-11-19T18:06:00.000+01:00

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What about Fishing and Shooting?

"The English country gentleman galloping after a fox - the unspeakable in pursuit of the inedible". Oscar Wilde

Hopefully for Monsieur Renard and friends this will end, not only in England but everywhere. (No nipping across to France!)

Hunt ban forced through Commons - Hunting with dogs is to be banned from February after the House of Commons forced through legislation.via...BBC

I sincerely hope that all the hounds will be well looked after when they cease to be useful for "Sport". Many hounds, Beagles live and die in misery.......

Whilst looking on Goooogle for Beagle tests I found the image above and it's site!

Places of Peace and Power by Martin Gray Reviewed by KJR for Bookzen

2004-11-19T17:27:00.000+01:00

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Places of Peace and Power is a book about the ancient sacred sites around the world and why they are so interesting. Enjoyable and stimulating on many levels, this is a travel journal describing the process of researching, traveling to, and searching out a variety of the world's oldest, sacred religious sites; yet it is also an exploration of various forms of Eastern religion and meditation practice; as well as a guide to a variety of obscure historical notes and esoteric philosophies.

Martin Gray's overall thesis about why ancient sites are important today is based on a series of visions he had while on his journey to the sites known to the ancients for millennia. Gray believes that by using a kind of telepathic mental, spiritual, and cognitive power, humanity will figuratively join hearts and minds to create a force field that will empower us to make it through the social, political, and environmental crises that loom just over time's horizon. And humanity wll not be entirely alone in this effort. Aiding us to overcome our current low coping threshold will be the earth itself. Planetary energy fields, according to Gray's visions, emanating from the sacred places of power, will act as acupuncture points, to transform a critical mass of "seekers," igniting a chain reaction of enlightenment that will echo round the globe.

Gray's thoughts about his "unified being awareness and the age of global awakening" are not entirely new. Some of this is similar to the so-called 100th monkey theory of distance learning, which holds that as a critical mass of members of a species learn a new coping strategy, others in the species simultaneously learn it, too, possibly through a kind of shared telepathy. Gray's idea about humanity sharing a vision, his "unified being awareness," is also much like the planetary awakening foretold by Arthur C. Clarke in his novel "Childhood's End." It is even shares concepts with the events foretold in newspaperman and Internet guru Dan Gillmor's book, "We the Media," also reviewed on this site. According to Gillmor, as a critical mass of bloggers, chatters, and mobile photo phone users establish and maintain alternative communications channels that criss-cross the globe, we are shifting our perceptions of social and political events, as well as our perceptions about ourselves.

Humanity's coping with the ecological and political disasters confronting us is also the basis for much of classic science fiction, from William Gibson to Frank Herbert to H.G. Wells. Gray is almost like a latter-day Buckminster Fuller, whose message is that humanity must and will cope successfully, with mother earth's help. In a refreshing way, though Gray's thesis is spiritual, he is not offering an apocalyptic vision or simply saying "god will provide," nor is he turning his back on society's problems as has been the tendency of late. His message is similar to that of the Gaia movement. As Gray himself notes, even Carlos Casteneda, writing about mystical power in the don Juan books, discusses similar concepts about the energy our earth has to offer us. Perhaps the universality of Gray's concepts only goes to prove his point that the "unified being awareness" is already occurring.

Despite its currency in the culture, Gray's thesis will still be implausible, possibly laughable to many, as he himself admits. Nevertheless, the book is greatly enhanced by Gray's down-to-earth good sense and straight-forward narrative. Gray is credible and sounds authentic, like someone who is truly well-educated, with the common sense of a man who has been successful in business. He is an anthropologist, a professional-level photographer, and has travelled around the world several times (largely on a bicycle, no less!), meditating and listening to the messages the places of power have to offer.

According to Gray, you will know well enough by now, reading this review, whether this book is for you. If you have had a hankering about visiting a particular cathedral or mountain hot spring or runic dolman, you might want to read this book. If you have stood at the rim of the Haleakela volcano in Maui and felt the earth's energy surge through you, if you have looked out at the jungles from atop a pyramid in Mexico and felt the awesome vision of the architects who built them, or if you have heard unseen heavenly choirs while standing in the small stone stall where Saint Francis of Assisi sold cloth as a young man, things I myself have experienced, or even if you just have wondered how the people of the earth are going to surmount the gordian knot of troubles that face us, you will find in Martin Gray a kindred spirit.

Mr. Gray also gives slide shows about the places of power and the visions he received there. His book and more information, including photographs, are available online at sacredsites.com and nomadics.net

55th Annual National Book Awards

2004-11-18T19:27:00.000+01:00

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The National Book Foundation
Non Fiction
WINNER:
Kevin Boyle, Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age
(Henry Holt & Company, LLC)

Young People's Literature
WINNER:
Pete Hautman, Godless
(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

Poetry
WINNER:
Jean Valentine, Door in the Mountain: New and Collected Poems, 1965-2003
(Wesleyan University Press)

Fiction
WINNER:
Lily Tuck, The News from Paraguay
(HarperCollinsPublishers)

Read the New York Times' Review
South America Epic Wins the National Book Award By EDWARD WYATT

Fortune 2004 Toy Wonders

2004-11-18T13:44:00.000+01:00

Perfect stocking filler!

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Photo: Antonis Achilleos

2004 Toy Wonders: The Music Aficionado Peter Lewis has rounded up the season's newest and best digital delights. From the November 29 2004 issue of FORTUNE.

At last, a portable satellite radio that goes almost anywhere you do. The Delphi XM MyFi

BioAgenda 2004 Summit December 5-7

2004-11-18T13:34:00.000+01:00

This is a very important event, thank you for making it.

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BioAgenda 2004 Summit December 5-7
Registration Now Open!
Come hear 50 speakers - top scientists, thinkers, entrepreneurs, activists, financiers, artists, and more - present opinions, demonstrations, a play, exhibits and more about the most crucial issues and the most innovative discoveries in cutting-edge life sciences.

BioAgenda is gearing up for it's 2 1/2-day Summit for leaders and thinkers at the fabulous La Quinta Resort & Club in Palm Springs, California. Reserve your spot now and continue to check for updates about speakers, topics and offerings.

Alfred Stieglitz and His Circle Musee d'Orsay

2004-11-17T16:05:00.000+01:00

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October 19, 2004 to January 16, 2005
New York and Modern Art.
Alfred Stieglitz and His Circle (1905-1930) Musee d'Orsay Temporary exhibition galleries

Publications
New York et l'art moderne, Alfred Stieglitz et son cercle, 1905-1930
collective work

Late nights in London

2004-11-17T13:36:00.000+01:00

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Funnily enough, when I came accross these super late night events at the Victoria and Albert Museum, it just happened that tonight there is a lecture by my former sister in law Nina Campbell, whose new book Nina Campbell's Decorating Notebook : Insider Secrets and Decorating Ideas for Your Home just came out.

Her daughter Rita Konig, is a columnist for British Vogue, contributor to Food & Wine and author. Her new book is Rita's Culinary Trickery: How to Put Dinner on the Table Even If You Can't Cook.

Wednesdays

Every Wednesday the Museum is open from 10.00 to 22.00, providing an opportunity to view a gallery or an exhibition, attend a lecture or a gallery talk, listen to live music or just entertain friends in the candlelit café or, in the summer, in the Museum's garden.

Fridays
Friday Late, Held on the last Friday in every month (except December) the Victoria and Albert Museum is open from 10.00 to 22.00, with Friday Late events starting at 18.30.

These contemporary evenings offer live performances, cutting-edge fashion, music, debates, one-off displays, special guests, bar and food, guest DJs, selected gallery viewing and late-night exhibition opening.

Late View events can be found by visiting What's On.

Artwalk NY

2004-11-17T11:56:00.000+01:00

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Edward Ruscha, Hope, Olive, Spring, 1999, acrylic on canvas, 6 ft. x 5 ft. 4 in. (182.88 x 162.56 cm)

ARTWALK NY NOVEMBER 20 and 22, 2004
In November Coalition for the Homeless will again host ARTWALK NY. Now in its tenth year, our series of exciting events will once again include a Gala Awards Dinner, a morning interview between Event Chair, PETER JENNINGS, and this year's artist honoree, ED RUSCHA.

ARTWALK NY will also include curated walking tours of well-known and emerging artists' studios, as well as a party and silent auction. This year we also honor DONALD B. MARRON, Chairman of Lightyear Capital.

Own Art

2004-11-16T23:09:00.000+01:00

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Cash loans offered to art buyers
Interest-free loans are being offered for people who want to own works of contemporary art. Potential buyers will be able to walk into one of 250 galleries in the UK to apply for loans of up to £ 2,000 from The Arts Council's Own Art scheme.via...BBC

Own Art

Participating galleries

Marc on Marqui

2004-11-16T22:22:00.000+01:00

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November 15, 2004 Source: Vancouver Sun
Local firm launches cash-for-comment plan: Marqui has stunned the online
world by paying bloggers to mention its products Full Story

Marc Canter "OK - so the name of the company which will be paying bloggers to blog is Marqui.

They're helping to create a new category of services - which combines email campaigning, CMS, marketing communications and... a little bit of work flow. It's sort of like lite-weight CMS meets tools servers in the valley of the small enterprise.

I'm sure Doc will love it - as it's very DIY IT-like.

They call it "Communication Management Systems" and it actually works. It's actually pretty cool.

Anyway - so I was sitting there one day in August when they asked "how can we get into the blogosphere."

At that point I had heard that request like a 1,000 times. So I looked around the room and said "what the hell, let me give it a shot".

What was the most outrageous idea I could throw at them?
"Pay Bloggers to Blog"

and they went for it!

Program will start next week.

Oh yah - let me say this for the first time = "I'm getting paid to blog about Marqui."

And God Bless Jason Calacanis. May be sell banner ads till the cows come home. It's just that I'm so sick and tired of dam banner ads".

MoMA Mia

2004-11-16T13:20:00.000+01:00

New York is the place to be this week, to see and be seen. The opening of the new MoMA, it is also the anniversary when it was built in 1929.

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And now the greatest show of art - and artists - on earth as MoMA returns to Manhattan David Usborne reports on the year's most eagerly awaited art event.

It's being billed as the greatest gathering of artists ever staged, at what is arguably the greatest museum of modern art in the world - and every painter, sculptor, photographer or designer with work in its enormous collection is on the guest list.

For this week sees a series of spectacular parties heralding the grand reopening on Saturday of New York's Museum of Modern Art. After three years at its temporary space in the borough of Queens, MoMA is coming home to midtown Manhattan after a $700m (£380m) expansion programme that has spawned a huge and remarkable new wing designed by the Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi.

Those attending the first of the society soirees, on Tuesday, will be rubbing shoulders with probably the largest assortment of famous and almost-famous living artists ever to sip cocktails under one roof.via...The Independent

Yoshio Taniguchi: Nine Museums
November 20, 2004–January 31, 2005

See the Forbes slideshow of Nine Museums

Wednesday November 17 5:00-6:00 p.m.Yoshio Taniguchi, architect of the new Museum of Modern Art, and Terence Riley, MoMA's Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, will sign copies of the new MoMA publication Yoshio Taniguchi: Nine Museums. This strikingly beautiful book collects the plans and images of nine of Taniguchi's museums in a single volume and features an essay by Mr. Riley. The signing takes place in the new MoMA Design and Book Shop

The Bobs

2004-11-16T13:06:00.000+01:00

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All the candidates for the Deutsche Welle's 2004 International Weblog Awards are ready to advance to the next stage – the final round.

The tension is almost palpable. The decision phase of "The Bobs - The Best Of The Blogs" has begun. We've now selected the 10 nominees in each category from the numerous site suggestions we've received. In the end, we will be bestowing two awards in each category. The Jury Prize will be selected by a team of international blog experts. But the User Prize will be selected by DW-WORLD's users.

You have from now until Dec 5 2004, to vote for your favorite blog site. You can support your favorites and, with a little luck, win one of our fabulous voter prizes.

Chocolate lust

2004-11-15T15:24:00.000+01:00

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Chocolate Pussy

Libido linked to love of chocolate From correspondents in London

WOMEN have compared chocolate to sex for decades. Now doctors have discovered a scientific link between the two.

Desirable ... female chocolate lovers have a higher sex drive.

According to Italian researchers, women who eat chocolate regularly had the highest levels of desire, arousal and satisfaction from sex. But for men, the findings of a British study were not so good.

Chocolate Girl by Deacon Blue one of my favorite songs.

On your next date why not meet for chocolate! But I urge you to buy chocolate that helps the small farmers just as for coffee be responsable. "Chocolate War in Ivory Coast - UN officials and foreigners being ..."

Chocolate Show NY
Chocolate Companies

Cocolate body paint!

Goose dream

2004-11-14T23:22:00.000+01:00

Goose dream
Originally uploaded by zenera.

Esmerelda had just arrived at the pond, she always "thinks" before going for a swim. Eventually I had to lead her and Goosetave all the way around to the willow tree before they would get in.

Blogexplosion

2004-11-14T16:27:00.000+01:00

This seems to be working, it can be addictive...

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Jackie + Marilyn

2004-11-14T15:36:00.000+01:00

Quite by chance there are two exhibitions dedicated to these leading ladies.

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I Wanna Be Loved By You: Photographs of Marilyn Monroe from the Leon and Michaela Constantiner Collection
November 12 2004–March 20 2005

Jacqueline Kennedy: White House Years Selections from the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum.
November 13 2004 – May 8 2005