Somelinks4u: 2006-07-16

Saturday, July 22, 2006

Michelle Malkin

# posted by Gary @ 5:35 PM

Cyber Tech Help : Free Computer Help and Technical Support

Cyber Tech Help is a vibrant helpful community providing free computer help to all. With a vast variety of downloads, tutorials, and news articles, Cyber Tech Help is the perfect online computer help companion.

Cyber Tech Help provides support for all Windows, Linux & Macintosh Operating Systems, Computer Hardware, PC Networking, Computer Software, Web & Graphic Design, Internet Browser & E-mail, Spyware, Malware, Computer Viruses & Trojans, and Gaming issues.

http://www.cybertechhelp.com/

# posted by Gary @ 10:30 AM

myEarthLink Reader

Meet myReader

Instant access to the latest news and your favorite blogs, all in one place.

myEarthLink Reader makes it easier to keep up with all the web sites you visit. Instead of going to each site to look for what's new, myReader saves you time by collecting all your updates right here.

How myReader Works

Choose the sites you want news updates from. The more you add, the more effective myReader will be.
Come back every day (or every hour), and myReader will show only what's new for you from these sites.
Read, save or email the articles myReader has gathered for you.

myReader Delivers the News You Are Interested In

You bet. EarthLink has compiled hundreds of Recommended Sources in dozens of categories. You can also search for specific topics or add your own web sites. We make it easy.

http://reader.earthlink.net/

# posted by Gary @ 7:59 AM

Sports Law Blog

here

# posted by Gary @ 6:54 AM

Google Groups: Gmail Help Discussion

# posted by Gary @ 6:51 AM

GMail Drive shell extension - Use Gmail as an external hard drive

GMail Drive creates a virtual filesystem on top of your Google Gmail account and enables you to save and retrieve files stored on your Gmail account directly from inside Windows Explorer.

GMail Drive literally adds a new drive to your computer under the My Computer folder, where you can create new folders, copy and drag'n'drop files to.

With GMail Drive you can easily copy files to your Gmail account and retrieve them again. Basically GMail Drive acts as any other hard-drive installed on your computer.
You can copy files to and from the GMail Drive folder simply by using drag'n'drop like you're used to with the normal Explorer folders.

# posted by Gary @ 6:50 AM

Postcards from Paris (LA Times)

Susan Spano writes about living in the City of Light.

# posted by Gary @ 6:46 AM

Friday, July 21, 2006

A List Apart: Articles: Calling All Designers: Learn to Write!

http://alistapart.com/articles/learntowrite

# posted by Gary @ 10:24 PM

Tantek's Thoughts - NYC blog

http://tantek.com/

# posted by Gary @ 10:23 PM

Google Blogoscoped

http://blog.outer-court.com/

# posted by Gary @ 2:58 PM

Welcome to TidBITS, a free email and Web publication covering the Macintosh Internet community.

http://emperor.tidbits.com/webx/TidBITS/

# posted by Gary @ 1:27 PM

Macworld: The Mac Product Experts

http://www.macworld.com/

# posted by Gary @ 1:24 PM

Snakes

I am a reptile enthusiast living in Northern New Mexico and a member of a team that performs snake rescues for the Wildlife Center in Arroyo Seco, NM. I'll use this blog to share my experiences as we rescue snakes and go herp hunting in the abundant wilds of New Mexico and neighboring states.

http://nmherps.blogspot.com/

# posted by Gary @ 10:53 AM

The Advocacy Project

The Advocacy Project, a non-profit organization, was formed in 1998 to serve the needs of civil society - particularly community based advocates for peace and human rights. We give special attention to helping NGOs and networks become self sufficient in the use of information and communications technologies.

THE CONCEPT

Advocates are remarkable people - strong, brave and incredibly effective. Despite this, their contribution is often misunderstood and even devalued by the international community. Advocacy is seen as an "add-on." We consider it to be central and essential to a strong civil society. It also has distinct strengths and needs.

Information is the lifeblood of advocacy, and we try to help our partners use information, and information technology more effectively. We do this with great care, because outsiders can do tremendous damage when they impose "capacity building." This can be the quickest and easiest way to stifle the qualities that are essential for advocacy - commitment, energy, and conviction. As a result, we do not offer our services. Partners reach us by visiting our website, reading our newsletter, or hearing about us from others.

# posted by Gary @ 10:19 AM

Lulu.com - Self Publishing - Free

Lulu is fast, easy and free

Publish and sell easily within minutes.
No set-up fees. No minimum order.
Keep control of the rights.
Set your own price.
Each product is printed as it is ordered.
No excess inventory.

# posted by Gary @ 10:17 AM

SharedInk - Turn your free online photo albums into books

Quick & Easy!
With our quick PhotoBook template, you can make a book in minutes and receive a custom hardbound book that lasts a lifetime.

here

Satisfied customer:

here

# posted by Gary @ 10:15 AM

Picaboo

Picaboo is a premier provider of photo books. With Picaboo, anyone with digital photos can create beautiful photo books in seconds. Unlike photofinishing websites, Picaboo does not force you spend hours uploading photos before you create a book. Rather, with Picaboo installed, you can make a complete, ready-to-order book in seconds. The technology behind Picaboo is comprised of an elegant client-side application and back-end network that makes creating, sharing, buying and updating photo books simple.

With billions of digital photos trapped on computer hard drives around the world, we believe that photo books are the next-generation of photofinishing and the photo album. Our mission is to deliver the most innovative, easy, and fun way to create, share and buy the highest quality photo books.

here

# posted by Gary @ 10:14 AM

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) is part of the Weblogs, Inc. Network, a network of more than 90 blogs.

here

# posted by Gary @ 10:11 AM

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Meebo - Web-based aggregator for IM clients. Use AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, Jabber and MSN Messenger all in one place

What is meebo?

Meebo is a web based IM that lets you log into your IM networks from any computer with a browser and internet connection with no firewall issues. It employs technologies (like AJAX) to make it act more like a desktop application, which dramatically improves usability. Many users enjoy the benefits of a native DHTML application, as it does not consume as many system resources as a Java applet (such as ICQ2Go or Yahoo Web Messenger).

Some users are also experimenting with setting meebo as their Active Desktop page to use meebo like a native Windows application for their instant-messaging purposes.

Especially good for those who want to use an IM client in school, college or at work, where regular messengers are blocked

http://www.meebo.com/

Blog:

http://blog.meebo.com/

TechCrunch

http://www.techcrunch.com/tag/meebo

Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meebo

Technorati:

http://www.technorati.com/tags/Meebo

del.icio.us

http://del.icio.us/tag/Meebo

Meebo - Taking Instant Messaging with You wherever You May Go

by Luis Suarez @ 8:45 pm. Filed under Collaboration, Productivity Tools

Although some time ago I mentioned how I was finding out how more and more I was starting to give up on Instant Messaging and begun to move towards other more powerful real-time collaboration tools that would include both Instant Messaging and VoIP capabilities, amongst other features, there are times where I would still need to make use of IM vs. VoIP related tools like Skype, specially when I am in a hurry. Instances like while on the road travelling or while working in a different workplace than my usual workplace are clear examples why I would still need to have access to my online contacts and eventually I may still need to get in touch with my colleagues and friends through some more traditional methods, like good old Instant Messaging.

That is why web offerings like Meebo come to my rescue and help me save a couple of headaches here and there. Although it hasn’t even reached the Beta status, it seems to be a very stable service that would allow you to connect via the Web to four of the most popular Instant Messaging clients available out there: AIM or ICQ, Yahoo! Messenger, Jabber or GTalk and MSN. Yes, indeed, all of the most popular IM protocols are out there with Meebo.

The great thing about this new web offering is that I no longer need to have any of those IM clients installed in my machine or while on the road to still be in touch, real-time, with those who would need to reach me for whatever the reason. This is just a terrific idea as it will help people consolidate their efforts and clients into a single approach, that is, a single web site where you can connect to any of them and no further hassle. Pretty amazing, eh?

Well, it gets better. If you have got a user id or a screen name for the various IM protocols you can actually log in to all of them at the same time and they will be integrated into a single contact list all of them separated accordingly. Pretty much like what other meta-IM clients, like Gaim or Trillian do. But without the need of having to install anything else. And on top of that, if that is not enough, all the different passwords are encrypted using 1024-bit RSA keys, which sounds to me like a good way to protect your privacy. Really nice.

As I said, this new web offering is still under the Alpha status, but I am sure it will grow further to become a very good option to help people on the move to work seamlessly with their online contacts wherever they may be and still have access to not only the information but also the experts providing that information. I shall be keeping an eye further on this particular offering as I am sure they will be adding a whole bunch of new features as it progresses further into Beta and then perhaps a full production environment. But so far things are looking good, very good !. Now I would love to see Skype or Damaka, or even Gizmo Project being added to the list of options available and at that point I think we would all be off to a superb effort of integrating all IM and VoIP clients into a single point of entry. And that would be way cool, folks, don’t you think ?

Technorati Tags : Instant+Messaging, VoIP, Meebo, Damaka, Skype, Google+Talk, MSN, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, AOL, Gaim, Trillian

# posted by Gary @ 10:42 PM

The Open Software Wiki - SWiK

SWiK is a community driven resource for open source software. Try starting a page about your favorite project, syndicating a blog for a topic, or browsing through tags people have added to projects or pages.

SWiK contains information and news about thousands of open source projects and people are constantly adding cool new stuff.

http://swik.net/

# posted by Gary @ 10:37 PM

E L S U A ~ A KM Blog

A blog about Knowledge Management, Communities of Practice, Collaboration, Social Networking and Work/Life Balance

http://www.elsua.net/

# posted by Gary @ 10:37 PM

Mashable

Mashable is a blog covering Web 2.0 startups, peer production, user-generated content, revenue sharing, social software and the web as a platform.
What does that mean? It means social networks like MySpace, Friendster, Tagworld and Bebo, video-sharing sites like YouTube, news sites like Digg and photo-sharing sites like Photobucket. Mashable also covers the hundreds of new websites that are trying to bring social elements to shopping and search, and the ways in which media is being revolutionized by blogging, podcasting and video blogging. Feel free to take a look around - but keep your hands inside the vehicle at all times!

http://www.mashable.com/

# posted by Gary @ 10:31 PM

Blurb.com : Free Book Publishing Software : Design & Publish

Since people first put ink to papyrus, books have captured our best thinking, learning and experiences. They are the legacy that each generation provides for the next.

Everywhere you look, new technology is letting regular people participate in parts of our culture once accessible only to the elite few. Today, anyone with Web access can share their opinions online, with the click of a mouse. In the same way, Blurb helps ordinary people express their passions and record their experiences in books to share with their families, communities and the world.

Making a book is a transformational experience.

I have yet to have a conversation about Blurb where the other person does not start talking – animatedly – about "their" book. Whether it's an archive of rare movie posters, a collection of favorite blog postings or favorite Italian recipes, a trip to the Amazon rainforest, or the story of a beloved grandparent's journey through Ellis Island – it seems every person has a book in mind. And there is nothing in the world like seeing that book printed and bound for the first time. Serious goosebumps.

We believe in books, and the people who make them, too. In the weeks and months to come, we'll be launching a community of authors and bookmaking specialists – a place to find the content, camaraderie, inspiration and guidance to make your books everything they can be. We'll also be launching new e-commerce tools that allow you to profit from your creations. So stay tuned – there's much more to come.

http://www.blurb.com/

Blurb Blog:

http://www.blurberatiblog.com/

# posted by Gary @ 10:15 PM

Gordon's Tech: Tech tips and notes with a bit of commentary. OS X and XP mostly

http://googlefaughnan.blogspot.com/

# posted by Gary @ 4:31 PM

Berlin and Semester at Sea

Budak in Berlin
This summer I will be spending 6 weeks studying abroad, through Duke University, in the most dynamic city in the world: Berlin. Here I will share stories of my exploits in Berlin, as well as my travels throughout Europe. Thanks for stopping by. Wiederbloggen!

here

Alex's Summer at Sea
For 65 days this summer, I will be participating in the summer program of Semester at Sea. The voyage will take us to eight countries: Iceland, Norway, Russia, Poland, Belgium, France, (not) Britain, Ireland, and Spain. My time will be split between taking classes on the ship while we sail, and exploring these amazing European countries when we are in port. I will use this blog to recount my stories so that you can feel like you are along for the ride.

here

# posted by Gary @ 3:41 PM

Popwatch | Blog | Movies | Music | TV: Entertainment Weekly

Popwatch site

# posted by Gary @ 3:37 PM

Dooce

'Bridget Jones' blogger fire fury
British secretary in Paris becomes Online 'cause celebre'

LONDON, England (CNN) -- A British secretary working in Paris who says she was fired because her Paris employer objected to her Weblog has provoked an old and New Media storm.

Unmarried mother Catherine Sanderson -- "La Petite Anglaise" to 3,000 regular readers of her Internet diary -- is launching legal action in France, claiming unfair dismissal against accountancy firm Dixon Wilson, British media reports say.

The "old fashioned" firm was never named in her blog. Sanderson, 33, also remained anonymous -- except for her photograph on her Web site.

Now Sanderson claims to have been "dooced" -- the New Media term for getting fired for what you write in a blog after a Web designer lost her job for writing about her job and colleagues on her site, Dooce.com.

here

# posted by Gary @ 3:36 PM

Strumpette

Who Is Strumpette?
By Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 19, 2006; 8:54 AM

She seems to know an awful lot about the public relations industry.

She describes her new blog as "A Naked Journal of the PR Business," and includes a naked (if carefully posed) photo.

She calls herself Strumpette . And plenty of smart people are trying to figure out who she is, especially after reading her bio. Under the name Amanda Chapel, it says: "I have 15 plus years experience in marketing communications . . . I am 5' 4" tall, athletic, Pantene shoulder-length black hair, perfect perky boobs. I present well and am most accomodating. I've slept with clients. I sleep with my boss. I am the consummate PR strumpette."With a mix of industry news, gossip, criticism and sex items, Strumpette.com sprinkles high-toned dissections of the flaws and foibles of the PR business with personal insults and the occasional expletive. Strumpette's posts are quite pugnacious, under such headlines as "PR Mega-Firm's CEO Caught in Big Lie," "Exposing the Communist Blogifesto" and "Word-of-Mouth Marketing: Viagra for the PR Business."

here

# posted by Gary @ 3:32 PM

IsraelForum.com

It offers linked and original breaking news, analysis, and commentary from seasoned journalists, authors, and leading experts.

here

# posted by Gary @ 3:21 PM

Christian Action for Israel - breaking news

Editorials & Op-Eds

Some of the articles we post and/or link to are controversial, and are presented in the public interest for purposes of education and discussion. Views expressed by the authors are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Christian Action for Israel.

here

# posted by Gary @ 3:10 PM

WorldNetDaily

"WorldNetDaily.com is an independent newssite created to capitalize on new media technology, to reinvigorate and revitalize the role of the free press as a guardian of liberty, an exponent of truth and justice, an uncompromising disseminator of news.

"WorldNetDaily.com performs this function by remaining faithful to the central role of a free press in a free society: as a watchdog exposing government waste, fraud, corruption and abuse of power - the mission envisioned by our founders and protected in the First Amendment of the Constitution."

WorldNetDaily.com was voted the most popular website on the Internet every week for nearly two years running between 1999 and 2001 on the independent, European-based Global100.com.
WorldNetDaily.com consistently ranks as the "stickiest" newssite on the Internet, meaning readers spent more time on it than on any other - including giants CNN, MSNBC and ESPN.
WorldNetDaily.com often ranks at the top of the news pack in number of pageviews per user and minutes per page - two other important categories measured by Internet ratings agencies.
It is a Top 500 website, according to Alexa.com, the search and ratings agency affiliate of Amazon.com, and the No. 1 independent newssite. WorldNetDaily currently attracts nearly 5 million unique visitors a month and more than 40 million pageviews, according to its own internal monitoring software.

here

# posted by Gary @ 3:05 PM

Jason Calacanis

Hello. My name is Jason.
I'm the CEO of the blogging network Weblogs, Inc. On this blog I write about the startup experience, my life, my bulldog, and my Knicks.

here

# posted by Gary @ 3:03 PM

MyMac

Who we Are, Mission Statement
MyMac.com is a website dedicated to the creative writer in all of us, while providing both an entertaining and informative journey into our collective writings. Be it a software review of the latest Macintosh or Windows program, or a dissertation on the political environment in Russia, we always try to provide the information in a easily read, fun environment. We are, of course, always looking for new writers and story ideas, as well as products you would like to see reviewed.

Site

# posted by Gary @ 3:00 PM

Wizbang

Explosively Unique...

What is Wizbang?

Wizbang is a unique mix of news, politics, and entertainment. Wizbang has grown steadily into one of the most popular conservative weblogs on the Internet. Since it's founding in April 2003, and has over 5 million unique visitors. Don't ask me to explain Wizbang's rise in popularity, but I imagine it's a function of topicality, humor, and insight.

Site

# posted by Gary @ 2:54 PM

Who blogs? And why? By Jack Shafer

Most bloggers tell Pew they post material for themselves, not an audience, with 37 percent describing their blogs as personal diaries or journals.

http://www.slate.com/id/2145896/?nav=ais

# posted by Gary @ 9:36 AM

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

The Boy Who Sees with Sound : People.com

Blind since age 3, Ben Underwood skateboards, shoots hoops and plays video games. How does he do it? Just like bats and dolphins.

http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1212568,00.html

# posted by Gary @ 11:01 PM

The Observer - The 50 Albums That Changed Music

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1821230,00.html

# posted by Gary @ 10:57 PM

CNN.com - Anderson Cooper 360° Blog

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/anderson.cooper.360/blog/

# posted by Gary @ 8:54 PM

Google Help : Cheat Sheet

Site

# posted by Gary @ 7:00 AM

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Rmail blog search

Using KBCafe search is easy, simply enter a keyword in the input control and click on the Search button to find results. KBCafe search is a meta RSS search engine, that is, it queries many other search engines by using their RSS interface and presents the results from these search engines in one common interface. This allows the user to quickly view all the results of various search engines. You can also use KBCafe search to easily subscribe to results of the searches, so you can stay on top of your favorite subjects without having to remember to come back to KBCafe search.

http://www.kbcafe.com/blogs.aspx?q=

# posted by Gary @ 11:36 PM

Google Blog Search

Blog Search is Google search technology focused on blogs. Google is a strong believer in the self-publishing phenomenon represented by blogging, and we hope Blog Search will help our users to explore the blogging universe more effectively, and perhaps inspire many to join the revolution themselves. Whether you're looking for Harry Potter reviews, political commentary, summer salad recipes or anything else, Blog Search enables you to find out what people are saying on any subject of your choice.

http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?hl=en

# posted by Gary @ 11:34 PM

[Geeks are Sexy] technology news

http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/

# posted by Gary @ 8:14 PM

seeds of doubt - progressive political toons, commentary, conspiracy and rants

http://www.seedsofdoubt.com/

# posted by Gary @ 10:20 AM

Contagious Festival - The Huffington Post

Are you a designer, comic, filmmaker, or activist with a creative idea that could become the Internet’s next big viral success story? If so, we invite you to enter the Contagious Festival, an ongoing web competition and talent search. You simply create an account, upload your project to the official Contagious Festival server and watch the live rankings to see if your entry is contagious.

http://cf.huffingtonpost.com/

# posted by Gary @ 10:03 AM

The Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thenewswire/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/theblog/

# posted by Gary @ 9:46 AM

The Truth Laid Bear - Hot Topic: Middle East Crisis: Israel, Hamas, and Hezbollah

http://truthlaidbear.com/customtopic.php?topic=middle_east_crisis

# posted by Gary @ 9:16 AM

Monday, July 17, 2006

Pajamas Media - MidEast War: XII

http://pajamasmedia.com/

# posted by Gary @ 10:57 PM

The Truth Laid Bear

Crisis in the Middle East: Local Bloggers Report

http://truthlaidbear.com/mideastcrisis.php

# posted by Gary @ 10:53 PM

Artvertising !!!

http://www.sandberg.nl/artvertising/

# posted by Gary @ 6:37 PM

Quick Online Tips - Technology news, blogging tips, best computer software and web services

http://www.quickonlinetips.com/

# posted by Gary @ 6:28 PM

Freedom for Egyptians

http://freedomforegyptians.blogspot.com/

# posted by Gary @ 6:26 PM

NPR : National Public Radio : News, Arts, World, US.

http://www.npr.org/

# posted by Gary @ 2:26 PM

Suggest eccentricities for me to adopt | Ask MetaFilter

Suggest eccentricities for me to adopt
July 13, 2006 5:43 AM

In my quest to become more distinctive, I'm looking for suggestions of harmless eccentricities to adopt. Who better than the MeFi hive mind to provide them? Anecdotes of eccentric folk you've known in the past welcome.

http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/42074

# posted by Gary @ 2:25 PM

Findory : Mind Hacks

http://findory.com/source?source=Mind Hacks&ib=1

# posted by Gary @ 1:30 PM

idiolect.org.uk/notes - Homo sum: humani nil a me alienum puto

These are my online notes. Mostly on things i thought were interesting and would like to discuss, or things I wanted to flag up for my own reference (and a few Things That Seemed Like a Good Idea At The Time).

http://www.idiolect.org.uk/notes/

# posted by Gary @ 1:25 PM

Matt Webb's Interconnected (it's all confused and beautiful.)

http://interconnected.org/home/

# posted by Gary @ 1:24 PM

Yours Is a Very Bad Hotel

In the early morning hours (about 2:00 AM) of 15 November 2001, two men from Seattle arrived at a Doubletree Club Hotel (a subsidiary of Hilton) in Houston, Texas, where they had arranged guaranteed reservations via credit card for the evening of 14 November. They were not only chagrined to discover that the available rooms at this DoubleTree Hotel had long since been assigned; they were also rather miffed at finding themselves confronted with a desk clerk who was decidedly unapologetic about the mix-up, unsympathetic to their plight, and unhelpful at making alternate arrangements for them. (The clerk finally secured less-than-desirable accommodations for them at a

cheaper, lower-quality hotel several miles away.)

To express their displeasure with this disappointing experience in customer service, the two men used Microsoft's PowerPoint software to prepare a cutting, humorous "graphic complaint" entitled "Yours is a Very Bad Hotel" for the management of the Houston Doubletree. Like so many other communications involving customer-business disputes these days, this one has been set loose on the Internet for millions of people all over the world to receive and read via e-mail.

http://www.snopes.com/business/consumer/badhotel.asp

# posted by Gary @ 12:37 PM

Free Wireless Internet (WiFi) Access Points in the United States Blog

http://ilovefreewifi.com/blog/

The Consumerist: Shoppers Bite Back

http://www.consumerist.com/

# posted by Gary @ 12:20 PM

Obsidian Wings

http://obsidianwings.blogs.com/obsidian_wings/

# posted by Gary @ 12:00 PM

IMRA - Middle East News & Analysis

http://www.imra.org.il/index.php3

# posted by Gary @ 11:58 AM

Bob Geiger's blog | Democrats.com

http://www.democrats.com/blog/8223

# posted by Gary @ 11:58 AM

Jon Swift

http://jonswift.blogspot.com/

# posted by Gary @ 11:56 AM

Billmon's Whiskey Bar - Free Thinking in a Dirty Glass

http://billmon.org/

# posted by Gary @ 11:54 AM

Unclaimed Territory - by Glenn Greenwald

http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/

# posted by Gary @ 11:53 AM

Roger L. Simon: Mystery Novelist and Screenwriter

http://www.rogerlsimon.com/

# posted by Gary @ 11:48 AM

Politics Central

http://politicscentral.com/

# posted by Gary @ 11:48 AM

YouTube - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 26 Coronation Mozart

8 year old girl amazed jury and audience

With her little body and small hands,an eight-year-old-girl exhibited
outstanding maturity and infinite musical talent. She, Miss Aimi
Kobayashi won at the grade under 15 years old(Jr.G grade), leaving
other participants far behind.

At the final round, she performed Beethoven Sonata No.10-1, Chopin
Etude op.25-2 and Nocturne. Her music was really coming from inside,
and was expressed thoroughly on the piano. The Chief Jury, Prof.Mieko
Harimoto(head professor of piano faclulty, Tokyo Music College)
addressed "Construction of Beethoven Sonata, concentration to play
the 3rd movement without any disruption, was remarkable. And her
technique was really proficient." Prof.Yoheved Kaplinsky (head
professor of Juilliard School) who also served as an adjudicator of
Jr.G grade, praised her distinguished talent and maturity which was
well beyond the expectation.

The emergence of this little pianist is not by chance. Prof.Harimoto
analyzed that the development of educational materials for young
piano learners are greatly dedicated. For instance, the assistant
pedaling system has been developed, so that even young children under
140cm can play with sensitive and natural pedaling. This was invented
by one of the PTNA members, whose idea was based upon researches and
experiments over 10 years.

The efforts to make better education materials helps the innovation
of piano study in Japan. Ms.Kobayashi will play in Paris next March
with three other Japanese young pianists.

Site

# posted by Gary @ 11:43 AM

YouTube - Japanese Fiddler on the Roof

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGoRo-nPLOM&mode=related&search=

# posted by Gary @ 11:39 AM

Sky News: World News, Global News and International breaking News.

http://www.sky.com/skynews/worldnews

# posted by Gary @ 9:52 AM

Hot cars

CAR-PARAZZI™ is founded and fueled by car-crazy kids. If you love hot cars, this is your parking spot.

http://www.car-parazzi.net/index.cfm

http://www.exoticspotter.com/

http://jalopnik.com/

# posted by Gary @ 7:25 AM

Sunday, July 16, 2006

Crooks and Liars

http://www.crooksandliars.com/

# posted by Gary @ 10:41 PM

//BLawG and Economics//

http://blawgandecon.blogspot.com/

# posted by Gary @ 10:37 PM

Terminally Incoherent

http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/

# posted by Gary @ 10:35 PM

Mule Design Studio's Weblog

http://muledesign.com/hoof/

# posted by Gary @ 10:24 PM

IPTAblog

PTAblog is a weblog about the relationship between the law, communications technology and the creative arts.

http://www.iptablog.org/

# posted by Gary @ 10:17 PM

Mideast violence is misery for all

http://www.registerguard.com/news/2006/07/16/ed.col.harris.0716.p1.php?section=opinion

# posted by Gary @ 10:14 PM

Aljazeera.Net - English

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E4D19123-9DD3-11D1-B44E-006097071264.htm

# posted by Gary @ 10:08 PM

electronicLebanon.net

http://electronicintifada.net/bytopic/445.shtml

# posted by Gary @ 5:29 PM

ei: The Electronic Intifada

http://electronicintifada.net/new.shtml

# posted by Gary @ 5:28 PM

Palestine Chronicle - Online news magazine and journal about Palestine, Israel, the Arab world

http://www.palestinechronicle.com/

# posted by Gary @ 5:27 PM

Haaretz Daily Newspaper Israel, Israeli News Source

http://www.haaretz.com/

# posted by Gary @ 5:27 PM

Israel, Palestinian Territories, Lebanon sites

Israel and the Palestinian territories

Israeli websites are listed at the top of this page: those from the Palestinian territories are listed further down.

Special report: Israel and the Middle East

Ha'aretz
Highly respected English edition of the broadly liberal national daily, published in Tel Aviv; critical of the leadership of Ariel Sharon. Email service also available.

Reka radio
Regular news reports from Israel's overseas broadcasting network.

Jerusalem Post
Quality daily. Carries a wide range of opinion - sometimes moderate, more often hardline. Editorial articles aim to draw a moral distinction between Palestinian 'terrorism' and Israeli miilitary action.

Ynetnews.com
Tel Aviv-based English language site that covers breaking news as well as offering a selection of articles from daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth.
Yedioth Ahronoth (in Hebrew)

Israel Insider
Internet-only news magazine, with excellent design and a useful roundup of headlines in the Hebrew press. Comprehensive coverage of Palestinian militancy, but little on Arab victims of the conflict.

Arutz Sheva
Rightwing news service.

Jerusalem Report
Fortnightly news magazine.

Palestinian territories

Alternative Information Centre

News site that aims to promote cooperation between Palestinians and Israelis; somewhat more critical of Ariel Sharon than of Palestinian extremism. Includes an excellent set of links.

Arabic Media Information Network
Arabic-English news and analysis website, with articles from throughout the Middle East.

Friends of al-Aqsa
News from a Palestinian perspective; little on Israeli victims of the conflict.

International Middle East Media Centre
Reporting on events by Palestinian and international journalists, from a Palestinian perspective.

Miftah.org
Palestinian 'initiative for the promotion of global dialogue and democracy'. Slick site.

Palestine Chronicle
Another slick pro-Palestinian site with daily news, comment and media reviews.

Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre
Provides background details and statistics about the Palestinian territories.

Government and official sites

Israeli government portal

President Mahmoud Abbas's website

Israeli government gateway
Official portal.
Ministry of foreign affairs
Knesset

Palestinian National Authority information service
Official site containing frequently updated information on Palestine, its economy and politics.
Yasser Arafat's website
Palestine news agency

Lebanon

Daily Star

Daily Lebanese newspaper in English, particularly strong on local and business news. Recommended.

Lebanon.com
Portal. Includes a daily digest of news from Beirut.

Middle East Intelligence Bulletin
Monthly analytical journal that strives to appear independent. Published by the US Committee for a Free Lebanon, the 'cyber-centre for pro-Lebanon activism'.

Monday Morning
Weekly political news magazine in English. Equally strong on Lebanese and wider Middle East coverage.

Government

Presidential palace

Official site of the Lebanese president, in English, French and Spanish.

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