| At CBC Radio 3, podcasts reach global domination
On a wall in the Vancouver offices of CBC Radio 3 hangs a map of the world with pushpins sticking out of it. Each pin represents a person who has written to Grant Lawrence, host of The CBC Radio 3 Podcast. When the Georgia Straight interviewed Lawrence earlier this month, he proudly pointed out pins marking faraway places such as Iceland, Germany, India, and Easter Island. One listener, Lawrence reflected while sitting on a couch in the Radio 3 lounge area, had downloaded the podcast to her iPod in an Internet café in Mongolia, and then listened to the show hundreds of feet underground while working in a uranium mine. When she's on hiatus, she lives a few blocks from Lawrence in the West End. Canadians can be found everywhere in the world, and for many of them The CBC Radio 3 Podcast is a lifeline to their home country and its unique musical culture.
Green Mayonnaise
In a food processor fitted with the metal blade or a good blender, process the herbs and lemon juice with about 1/4 cup mayonnaise until well pureed. Add the remaining mayonnaise, salt and pepper and process to blend well. Transfer to a bowl, cover and chill several hours to allow the flavors to meld. Makes about 1 1/4 cups.
Per (1-tablespoon) serving: 81 calories, 98 percent calories from fat, 9 grams total fat, 1 gram saturated fat, 4 milligrams cholesterol, .17 gram carbohydrates, .03 gram total fiber, .03 gram total sugars, .13 gram net carbs, .06 gram protein, 60 milligrams sodium. .
Daggers Bar Sikhs From Meeting Pope
The leader of the Roman Catholic church is heading an interfaith meeting on April 17, in an effort to extend peace. While Sikh representatives had been invited to attend, authorities were concerned about the security risk to Pope Benedict XVI. The secret service will not allow the Sikhs to go near the Pope while they carry a kirpaan, a dagger worn as part of their traditional garb. The World Sikh Council-America Region said in a statement the service "refused to accommodate the Sikh requirement of the kirpaan." .
Human Space Flight Requirements for Crew and Space Flight Participants ...
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Two 'Vagina' productions raise awareness, amuse
This time of year, dreams of love and talk of fairy-tale romance fill the frigid air. But some women around town will be taking a more anatomic approach to this weekend: They'll be talking about their vaginas. Sponsored by the Black Caucus, a group of female students will present The Vagina Monologues at 8 tonight, Friday and Saturday in Schwab Auditorium. A group of State College women will also perform the monologues at 7 p.m. Sunday at the State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave. Students at Penn State have performed The Vagina Monologues for the past nine years on campus, but this will be the first year the performance will take place downtown. Local resident Valerie Jarrett will be producing the downtown performance. She said she first participated in the performance in 2004 in Colorado and has wanted to produce it here ever since she moved to State College.
Pat Riley's scouting trips show Heat fans it's all about the future
Finally, some good Heat news: Starting next week, Pat Riley will skip some games to scout college players. He says he'll be "flying in and out" at times because the upcoming draft is so important.
He says, "I think, right now, I've got to do that. I need to do that."
This isn't just the proper thing to do, considering his role and the draft's importance. It's also the perfect message to send right now. You know how Mark Twain used to say that everyone talked about the weather but no one did anything about it?
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NASA Views Landing Site Through Eyes of Future Moon Crew
NASA has obtained the highest resolution terrain mapping to date of the moon's rugged south polar region, with a resolution to 20 meters per pixel. Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., collected the data using the facility's Goldstone Solar System Radar located in California's Mojave Desert. The imagery generated by the data has been incorporated into animation depicting the descent to the lunar surface of a future human lunar lander and a flyover of Shackleton Crater. The mapping data collected indicate that the region of the moon's south pole near Shackleton Crater is much more rugged than previously understood. The Shackleton rim area is considered a candidate landing site for a future human mission to the moon. "The south pole of the moon certainly would be a beautiful place to explore," said Doug Cooke, deputy associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters, Washington.
DeepLinks Archives, January 2008
This week, along with our co-counsel, EFF filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings asking a U.S. District Court judge to throw out a copyright infringement suit brought by talk show host Michael Savage against the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Savage sued CAIR in December, alleging that CAIR infringed the copyright in his show when it posted on its web site brief excerpts from Savage's radio program in order to criticize Savage's remarks. Savage also added a federal racketeering claim stemming from that alleged copyright infringement. CAIR's use of the radio program excerpts is, of course, protected under the fair use doctrine. The Copyright Act specifically makes clear that third parties may utilize copyrighted works for purposes of commentary or criticism, as CAIR did in this case.
He’s not the best, but Bush not worst president either
Many will debate Mr. Bush's place in history in the year ahead. If commentary from recent years is any indication, the consensus will not be good. Indeed, many will proclaim him to be the worst president of all time. Such talk is silly for two reasons. First, pitting the presidents against each other in the search of some overall performance quotient is a horribly inexact science. Second, any assessment of Mr. Bush's legacy at this juncture can be nothing but tentative. Most of us (including yours truly) are not history majors. Many people, including those who say Mr. Bush is the worst president of all time, could not even come close to naming each of the White House's 42 occupants. And if they can, far fewer still could spend more than five seconds talking about the accomplishments and records of guys like Millard Fillmore and Benjamin Harrison.
The Oscars aren't so different from baseball awards
Juno." Perhaps my favorite movie of the year, "Juno" cost $2.5 million to make yet has already taken in $125 million and received four Academy Award nominations (best picture, best actress, best original screenplay and best directing). That's the equivalent of David Wright hitting .311 with 26 home runs and 116 RBIs while earning $374,000 in 2006. Compare "Juno" to "The Golden Compass," which cost an estimated $200 million to $250 million and has taken in about $60 million domestically (it's produced big box office numbers overseas, however). That's the equivalent of Richie Sexson making $15.5 million last year to hit .205 and drive in 63 runs. Also, Oscar-nominated director Jason Reitman is the son of director Ivan Reitman ("Ghostbusters" and "Stripes"). Do we have the directing equivalent of the Fielders? "Atonement." Some critics found it a little too precious, but I was enthralled by director Joe Wright's spectacular 5 ½-minute tracking shot of the Battle of Dunkirk.
New on Amazon's Shelves: Storage for Startups
EC2 lets its customers quickly start up a virtual computer in the "cloud" -- industry slang for data centers around the world -- then use it as a Web server or for crunching data and shut it down just as fast. "I don't need to have a systems administrator or a network administrator," said Chief Executive Chris Gay. "I don't have to worry about hardware becoming irrelevant." Gay said he also uses Amazon's online payments service and is evaluating its data storage and simple database services. During the first dot-com boom, he said, "It was a badge of strength to have as much as possible in house. "Now, unless that is your core business...it's a liability." Adam Selipsky, vice president of product management and developer relations for Amazon Web Services, said Amazon wants entrepreneurs to focus on their ideas, not on hardware leases and crashing servers.
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