April 2006
Monthly Archive
Sat 29 Apr 2006
Travel with Rick Steves wrote an interesting post today on
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Mother’s Day is getting close, even closer is the deadline for poems (Friday May 5th) in CafeRg’s Splash Mother’s Day Poetry Contest. Prizes include a Beautiful Diamond Solitaire Necklace in 14 Karat Yellow Gold which is Bezel Set with a very well Cut, High Clarity, Colorless Quarter Carat Diamond” for Mom from Kingsgate Diamonds a $850 retail value,, SlamNation’s New DVD and SplashHall Mother’s Day Poetry Challenge Award Banners. More details on the Mother’s Day contest can be found at CafeRg’s Splash Mother’s Day Poetry Competition page or at SplashHall Poetry Boards.
Here Come The Judges
Poet and Poetry Facilitator Dick Bakken
Photo courtesy Mimi Ferraro
Dick Bakkenâs latest book is Greatest Hits (Pudding House Publications, 2005), which features his 12 most influential poems 1967-2002. It is a volume in the invitation-only Gold series that includes hits books by over 200 American poets. Bakken did a 20-event new book reading tour of [...]
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Thu 27 Apr 2006
National Post wrote an interesting post today on
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The Paradox of Choice – Why More Is LessGoogle engEDU1 hr 4 min – 27 Apr 2006Google TechTalks
April 27, 2006
Barry Schwartz
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Mon 24 Apr 2006
PodCacher wrote an interesting post today on
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Back from my trip to the US and looking forward to many more conferences – but this time in Europe!
34:20 min, 20 MB (right-click and say ’save link as’)
How does this work again?
Digital Lifestyle Day in Munich
America – they let me in, out and actually travel!
Frequent Flyer programs – my new obsessions
My personal publishing empire
German baby steps in accepting blogging and podcasting
Handed in my resignation, my dealing with German unemployement agency and ’social medicin’
Palo Alto: Meeting people I know from online (and forgetting a lot of them *cough*) as well as Jonas Luster from Socialtext and Havi Hoffman and Chris Future at Yahoo.
Los Angeles: Meeting Dan Klass from the Bitterest Pill and the kind of expectation you build up / Barcamp L.A. was interesting / a train at top speed
San Diego: The cool [...]
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Mon 17 Apr 2006
unknown wrote an interesting post today on
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The most talented students of computing, from all corners of the world, will travel to San Antonio for the 30th annual World Finals of the Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate …
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Tue 11 Apr 2006
Edmonton Sun wrote an interesting post today on
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Venice, Italy
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Thu 6 Apr 2006
basquetours wrote an interesting post today on
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Recycling Electronics; Policing San Diego; California High-Speed RailKPBS26 min – 6 Apr 2006Are old cell phones, computers and VCR's piling up in your closet or garage? California is cracking down on the growing problem of electronic waste with strict dumping laws. On Tuesday's Full Focus, find out where you can get rid of obsolete electronics the legal way. Then, San Diego is seeing a reduction in violent crime, but recent reports show a police shortage is causing other problems. Hear what Chief Lansdowne has to say.
Plus, construction of a bullet train to zip commuters from Sacramento to San Diego may be derailed by the Governor's strategic growth plan. We discuss the proposed plan and debate. Guests: Chief William Lansdowne, San Diego Police Chief; Marc Adelman, Vice Chair, California High-Speed Rail Authority Board
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Mon 3 Apr 2006
OswaldKenobi wrote an interesting post today on
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Euro Travel Secrets by Train, Part 2ChuckJPC6 min – 3 Apr 2006Euro travel secrets for rail pass holders, part 2.
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