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links for 2008-04-05
Alice Walker: Lest We Forget: An open letter to my sisters who are brave.
On any given day we, collectively, become the Goddess of the Three Directions and can look back into the past, look at ourselves just where we are, and take a glance, as well, into the future. It is a space with [...]
links for 2008-04-04
Speaker Pelosi introduces House Resolution 1077 on Tibet
Calls on China to cease the crackdown, release protestors, provide unfettered access to journalists and international monitors, and engage in dialogue with the Dalai Lama. It also cites the Tibetan Policy Act which calls for US govt. presence in Lhasa.
(tags: Tibet USA Pelosi)
links for 2008-04-03
My Sweet Vegan, a Bittersweet blogger
If Roseann Marulli thinks Hannah Kaminski’s a friggin’ genius, I do too. As a fan of berries in everything, I’m looking forward to trying these zesty cranberry crumb muffins. (And I agree, microplane graters are awesome for adding zest to your life.)
(tags: vegan cooking recipes baking sweets dessert)
A Camera for [...]
Read more →links for 2008-04-02 Trends
Trendrr information visualizer – track, compare, share data
Track and discover trends across variety of inputs – social networks, blogs, video views and downloads in real time. You can even Trendrr yourself.
(tags: data datavisualization informationvisualization graphs trends tracking)
Trendwatching: From Status Symbols to Status Stories
People tell stories about their experiences and purchases to get a status boost. [...]
links for 2008-04-01: April Fools Time, Mix
Gmail Custom Time
Finally! Just click “Set custom time” from the Compose view. Any email you send to the past appears in the proper chronological order in your recipient’s inbox. You can opt for it to [...]
Read more →Salad Days in New York
My photo of Yuno’s Farm’s salad mix with broccoli raab flowers above is featured in this week’s New York Magazine in an article called “Salad Days” on page 104. The article reveals that Nevia No, “co-owner of South Jersey’s Yuno’s Farm, exotic seed seeker andartful arranger of what might be the most beautiful produce stand in town,” returns to Union Square with “a bevy of tender greenhouse greens, plus overwintered broccoli rabe and spinach.”
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The Dalai Lama: An Appeal to Chinese brothers and sisters — wherever you may be
to help dispel the misunderstandings between our two communities. Moreover, I appeal to you to help us find a peaceful, lasting solution to the problem of Tibet through dialogue in the spirit of understanding and accommodation.
(tags: china tibet dialogue)
Adobe Photoshop Express
Free [...]
links for 2008-03-28
Wait – Is Sunbathing Good for You? Or does it cause skin cancer?
On Wednesday, the indoor tanning association sponsored a full page NYT ad promoting “health benefits of tanning outweigh the hypothetical risks”. Nina Shen Rastongi fact checks their claims.
(tags: tanning,sunlight,cancer,vitamind,indoortanning,melanoma,skincancer)
links for 2008-03-24
Tibet: Her Pain, My Shame by Tang Danhong
Powerful essay by Tang Danhong 唐丹鸿, a Han Chinese poet and filmmaker living in Chengdu who has made documentaries in Tibet since the 1990s. She wrote the following and published it in several Chinese online forums, partially translated by CDT (China Digital Times).
(tags: tibet china karma)
links for 2008-03-22
Engaging Chinese Netizens
Mutant Palm has been translating Chinese tweets on Tibet and offers English instructions for signing up on Fanfou (the Chinese Twitter) to stimulate open dialogue and communciation.
(tags: china tibet communication dialogue twitter fanfou tweets)
Smile: Census: Bhutan Counts its Blessings
Bhutan, about to hold first democratic election is now creating actual happiness index that can [...]
Twelve Suggestions for Dealing with the Tibetan Situation by Some Chinese Intellectuals
If in the end it cannot be proved that this was an organized, premeditated, and meticulously orchestrated event but was instead a “popular revolt” triggered by events, then the authorities should pursue those responsible for inciting the popular revolt and concocting false information to deceive the Central Government and the people; they should also seriously reflect on what can be learned from this event so as to avoid taking the same course in the future. … Signatures: Wang Lixiong (Beijing, Writer) Liu Xiaobo (Beijing, Freelance Writer) Zhang Zuhua (Beijing, scholar of constitutionalism) Sha Yexin (Shanghai, writer, Chinese Muslim) Yu Haocheng (Beijing, jurist) Ding Zilin (Beijing, professor) Jiang peikun (Beijing, professor) Yu Jie (Beijing, writer) Sun Wenguang (Shangdong, professor) Ran Yunfei (Sichuan, editor, Tujia nationality) Pu Zhiqiang (Beijing, lawyer) Teng Biao (Beijing, Layer and scholar) Liao Yiwu ()Sichuan, writer) Wang Qisheng (Beijing, scholar) Zhang Xianling (Beijing, engineer) Xu Jue (Beijing, research fellow) Li Jun (Gansu, photographer) Gao Yu (Beijing, journalist) Wang Debang (Beijing, freelance writer) Zhao Dagong (Shenzhen, freelance writer) Jiang Danwen (Shanghai, writer) Liu Yi (Gansu, painter) Xu Hui (Beijing, writer) Wang Tiancheng (Beijing, scholar) Wen kejian (Hangzhou, freelance) Li Hai (Beijing, freelance writer) Tian Yongde (Inner Mongolia, folk human rights activists) Zan Aizong (Hangzhou, journalist) Liu Yiming (Hubei, freelance writer) The rules of signing one’s name are as follows: 1.
Read more →links for 2008-03-21
Olivia Judson: Pineapple Dreams
Microtraveling in bromeliad pools with supertongued salamanders and nurturing crabs. Oh, I could happily read Olivia Judson’s Wild Side column all day long. (If you like too, don’t miss her book, Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice to All Creation… continuing with that theme, you might also enjoy Natalie Angier’s recent column on Spitzers [...]
First Day of Spring: Iris Reticulata Harmony and Tibet
First day of spring, first bloom in my secret garden. Siberian Iris, March 20, 2008, NYC.
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