Hurricane report from Q-Burns Abstract Message

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Hurricane Charley report from Q-Burns
Abstract Message

Hurricane Charley report from Q-Burns
Abstract Message 08/18/2004 03:05 PM
Famed DJ and friend of BoingBoing Michael Donaldson, aka QBurns Abstract Message, had just returned from tour in Eastern Europe last week when the hurricane hit his home in Florida. Electricity is still out in many places, so he's hiding out in his recording studio with a dial-up connection and a hamster-powered laptop to e-mail us this report. Image: snapshot of a frightened cat coming out of hiding a couple days after the storm.

The winds here in Orlando were at about 90 MPH when it hit. The was a lot of destruction, but somehow my house and property ended up completely unscathed. The worst part lasted 45 minutes. I just sat in the dark with my cat and a bottle of wine watching the whole thing out the window. It was really crazy. Saw the trees flapping around and then I kept seeing flashes of blue and green in the sky ... I thought this was some strange lightning but found out later it was actually electrical transformers exploding across the neighborhood. Wow.

I've been through at least 3 hurricanes in my life and have never seen anything like this either. The city is like a warzone with debris and fallen trees and power lines everywhere. It was starting to get cleaned up as I left home yesterday, so hopefully when I return all will be back to normal. I can't even imagine what it looks like down south in the Ft. Meyers area, which received the full force of the storm. It actually weakened a bit before it hit central Florida.

My business partner has a 30 foot tree laying in his backyard. Another friend has a tree about that big in his swimming pool (no idea how he'll get that out). Yet another friend lives in a neighborhood that is in a 'dead end' road. A huge tree has fallen in the path of their only exit, and they can only leave by foot. I guess I got off easy. None of us have any power, though.

The storm was followed by eerie silence and the even eerier sight of my neighborhood residents walking the lightless streets, Night Of The Living Dead-style, surveying the damage. A friend of mine owned a bar that miraculously had power so after a few phone calls we convened there 90 minutes after the hurricane's end. About 60 people showed and I started playing records and doing vodka shots. This had the makings of a really nice party as a ton of frustration and stress was being expelled by all. We were stopped at about 1 AM by a number of cops who claimed the city was in a state of emergency and there was a curfew in effect all over the city. We either left the party or we were to be arrested. Thus we were ordered to tipsily navigate the darkened, traffic light-less, wreckage covered streets to our hot, powerless, and, in some cases, devastated homes. You think the 'man' would give us a break.

Photo galleries from the Orlando Sentinel: images part one, images part two. And here's a gallery of personal snaps from Maria, one of the "hurricane party" attendees (owner of the frightened cat above): Link. Bonus: a brand new Q-Burns Abstract Message DJ mix available for online listening and/or download -- Link

Update: an anonymous BB reader sends in this wmv file -- a composite of time-lapse stills of Hurricane Charley hitting Florida over the span of about seven hours. Link . And via Poynter, an interesting essay on the power of TV infographics in the eye of a storm: "Radar Love." Link

SMS Web Report Logon Failure Message

SMS Web Report Logon Failure Message 07/27/2004 03:51 AM

Malaysian Muftis Ban Text-Message Games
- Report (Reuters)

Malaysian Muftis Ban Text-Message Games
- Report (Reuters) 07/27/2004 11:27 PM
Reuters - Malaysia's guardian of Islamic law has banned Muslims from using text messaging to take part in prize-winning competitions, ruling that the practice is a form of gambling, a newspaper said on Wednesday.

HotFix Watch: The mailbox size and the
message count are not collected by the
Mailbox Statistics report

HotFix Watch: The mailbox size and the
message count are not collected by the
Mailbox Statistics report 07/11/2004 01:43 PM

SQL-Abstract-1.14

SQL-Abstract-1.14 11/04/2003 11:41 PM

SQL-Abstract-1.15

SQL-Abstract-1.15 11/06/2003 10:48 PM

Abstract Beam 0.1

Abstract Beam 0.1 04/26/2004 02:22 PM
A theme with bright colours on a black background.

Statistical Abstract of the U.S.

Statistical Abstract of the U.S. 03/06/2004 01:57 AM
mmmm. raw data.

DBIx-Abstract-1.005

DBIx-Abstract-1.005 03/15/2003 05:56 AM

SQLite-Abstract-0.1

SQLite-Abstract-0.1 01/07/2005 02:29 AM

Abstract classes in .NET

Abstract classes in .NET 10/26/2002 03:40 AM
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Email-Abstract-1.0

Email-Abstract-1.0 05/27/2004 12:21 AM

Date-Holidays-Abstract-0.03

Date-Holidays-Abstract-0.03 05/31/2004 05:39 AM

Maypole-Authentication-Abstract-0.4

Maypole-Authentication-Abstract-0.4 08/12/2004 09:52 AM

Date-Holidays-Abstract-0.01

Date-Holidays-Abstract-0.01 05/23/2004 06:07 PM

Date-Holidays-Abstract-0.02

Date-Holidays-Abstract-0.02 05/26/2004 10:45 AM

Maypole-Authentication-Abstract-0.5

Maypole-Authentication-Abstract-0.5 08/29/2004 06:06 PM

Maypole-Authentication-Abstract-0.6

Maypole-Authentication-Abstract-0.6 09/01/2004 12:11 AM

PHPBuilder: Putting a Handle on the
Abstract

PHPBuilder: Putting a Handle on the
Abstract 02/10/2003 09:04 AM

Using Abstract Windowing Toolkit (AWT)
In Applications

Using Abstract Windowing Toolkit (AWT)
In Applications 10/28/2003 11:06 PM
A well laid out user interface is an effective means of making applications user-friendly. It is typically used by organizations for accepting orders from customers, getting customer’s feedback on a product, for conducting a market survey on the latest trends in economy.

Brief Abstract of Wikipedia's
Mesothelioma Cancer page

Brief Abstract of Wikipedia's
Mesothelioma Cancer page 06/26/2005 02:07 AM
Mesothelioma is an uncommon form of cancer, usually associated with previous exposure to asbestos. In this disease, malignant (cancerous) cells develop in the mesothelium, a protective lining that covers most of the body's internal organs. Its most common site is the pleura (outer lining of the lungs and chest cavity), but it may also occur in the peritoneum (the lining of the abdominal cavity) or the pericardium (a sac that surrounds the heart).
Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles, or have been exposed to asbestos dust and fibre in other ways, such as by washing the clothes of a family member who worked with asbestos, or by home renovation using asbestos cement products.
In the United States, the average mesothelioma-related settlement was $1 million; for cases that go to trial awards averaged $6 million, according to a study by the RAND Corporation. Only a small fraction of the thousands of asbestos-related lawsuits in the United States every year are related to mesothelioma. In 2004, a bill in the United States Senate aimed a asbestos litigation reform failed to reach a floor vote. In January of 2005, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter announced he would again try to pass an asbestos litigation reform bill.
A separate bill introduced on March 17, 2005, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005 (FAIR act of 2005), seeks to ensure a set amount of compensation dependent on the symptoms of the victim. The range is from Medical Monitoring for victims with Asbestosis or Pleural Disease to $35,000 for victims with Mixed Disease With Impairment all the way to over $1,000,000 for Mesothelioma victims and nonsmoking Lung Cancer victims from: Wikipedia's Mesothelioma page
Open Directory Project's Mesothelioma Category

Create interesting (abstract) graphics
with iTunes

Create interesting (abstract) graphics
with iTunes 03/19/2003 10:24 PM
Here's a simple hint on an easy way to create attractive abstract images for personal use (for the Desktop, Photoshop backgrounds, on iCards, etc.) with iTunes:Turn visual effects on in iTunes, preferably full screen Capture...

2003 Statistical Abstract of the United
States

2003 Statistical Abstract of the United
States 02/13/2004 07:01 AM
2003 Statistical Abstract of the United States
htt p://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-03.html

The 2003 Statistical Abstract of the United States is now online and continues to gives us access to very valuable demographics and economic information on the United States. I have addded this to my Subject Tracer™ Information Blog Business Intelligence and will be adding this to my Business Resources 2004 Internet MiniGuide.

Burns Night

Burns Night 01/23/2004 02:22 PM
Bu rns Night. 'Robert Burns: poet and balladeer, Scotland's favourite son and champion of the common people. Each year on January 25, the great man's presumed birthday, Scots everywhere take time out to honour a national icon. Whether it's a full-blown Burns Supper or a quiet night of reading poetry, Burns Night is a night for all Scots.'
More on the Robert Burns Tribute site.

Sun burns Microsoft

Sun burns Microsoft 12/19/2003 09:57 PM
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When Your House Burns Down

When Your House Burns Down 04/29/2004 07:50 AM
Keep those home fires from burning a hole in your heart and wallet.

XML Protocol Abstract Model Working
Draft Published

XML Protocol Abstract Model Working
Draft Published 02/20/2003 03:54 PM
20 February 2003: The XML Protocol Working Group has released a final Working Draft of the XML Protocol Abstract Model. First published in 2001, the document was an evaluation and reasoning tool used to craft SOAP Version 1.2. The Working Group believes the model has served its purpose and plans no further work on it. Visit the Web Services home page. (News archive)

New PHP5 feature: Abstract Data Type
extension

New PHP5 feature: Abstract Data Type
extension 01/21/2003 05:02 PM

Abstract Plane's New Video Digitizer
Software for Windows

Abstract Plane's New Video Digitizer
Software for Windows 07/11/2004 02:27 AM
Abstract Plane, the leading provider of video capture solutions for QuickTime, is pleased to announce the release of version 1.2.0 of its Vdig (video digitizer) for Windows. [PRWEB Jul 11, 2004]

OWL Abstract Syntax and Semantics
Working Draft Published

OWL Abstract Syntax and Semantics
Working Draft Published 11/11/2002 03:18 PM
31 July 2002: The Web Ontology Working Group has released an updated Working Draft of OWL Abstract Syntax and Semantics. The draft is a high-level description of the OWL Web Ontology Language 1.0 and its subset OWL Lite. Automated tools can use common sets of terms called ontologies to power services such as more accurate Web search, intelligent software agents, and knowledge management. OWL is used to publish and share ontologies on the Web. Read about the W3C Semantic Web Activity. (News archive)

RDF Concepts and Abstract Syntax Working
Draft Published

RDF Concepts and Abstract Syntax Working
Draft Published 11/12/2002 06:47 PM
12 November 2002: The RDF Core Working Group has released a Working Draft of the Resource Description Framework (RDF) Concepts and Abstract Syntax (formerly named Concepts and Abstract Data Model). The draft defines the abstract graph syntax on which RDF is based. It discusses design goals, the meaning of RDF documents, key concepts, character normalization and handling of URI references. Read about the Semantic Web Activity. (News archive)

Abstract Appeal -- The Terri Schiavo
Information Page

Abstract Appeal -- The Terri Schiavo
Information Page 03/23/2005 05:13 AM
Abstract Appeal -- The Terri Schiavo Information Page .. An Objective Legal Look (and more) on Schiavo-- .. objective breakdown of the schiavo case .. excellent analysis .. some legal sources .. timeline

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Hovnanian Burns Down the House

Hovnanian Burns Down the House 09/07/2004 04:06 PM
The homebuilder beats expectations; shares bounce back.

Totem burns so hard...

Totem burns so hard... 12/29/2004 01:39 AM
The graffiti art of Totem2 is astonishing in its depth, realism and style. I strongly recommend the 3D Science Section where he creates astonishing art akin to something like sculpture.

'The Ken Burns effect'

'The Ken Burns effect' 05/08/2004 11:48 AM
Chicago Tribune May 8 2004 3:08PM GMT

Cooper Burns Rubber

Cooper Burns Rubber 09/20/2004 01:18 PM
Goldman Sachs and Cypress get a solid company at a good price.

New tech may limit CD burns

New tech may limit CD burns 06/02/2004 08:48 AM
ZDNet Jun 2 2004 1:40PM GMT

Nero burns, but Roxio does more

Nero burns, but Roxio does more 06/12/2004 07:58 AM
Los Angeles Times Jun 12 2004 11:32AM GMT

Blu-ray burns for interactive content

Blu-ray burns for interactive content 08/17/2004 07:17 AM
Flashy features could tempt consumers--and that tempts Hollywood, which could help Blu-ray beat out a rival technology.
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