Masai, Whites and Wildlife: No Peaceable Kingdom

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Chunky "Masai" raver shoes eliminate
cellulite

Chunky "Masai" raver shoes eliminate
cellulite 07/05/2004 06:17 AM
The Masai Barefoot Technology shoe is a big raveware-looking sneaker that changes your gait to something like that of a barefoot Masai treading the grasslands and is rumoured to elliminate cellulite.

The shoe feels strange at first. The top two-thirds of it look like a fairly orthodox running shoe, but the sole is bizarre. Two inches thick at the midpoint of the heel, it tapers gradually toward the toe and swoops upward at the rear, creating a cutoff effect. The wearer steps down on the fat part of the heel, the "sweet spot," and a springy sensor bounces back, encouraging the foot to roll forward toward the toe.

This, we are told, is the gait of the Masai people, renowned for walking great distances as they move their herds of cattle across the savannas of Kenya and Tanzania. They have no apparent cellulite.

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CNN.com - New scholarship created for
whites only - Feb. 15, 2004

CNN.com - New scholarship created for
whites only - Feb. 15, 2004 02/15/2004 10:18 PM
white people only

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Desktop Software Deployment Made Simple
with Version 2.3 of MaSaI Installer

Desktop Software Deployment Made Simple
with Version 2.3 of MaSaI Installer 06/05/2005 11:14 PM
MaSaI Solutions, a leading provider of Windows Installer tools, today announced the release of MaSaI Installer 2.3, a popular setup and packaging utility which enables system administrators to create and manage Windows Installer (MSI) files easily and efficiently. [PRWEB Jun 4, 2005]

"points out an issue in race relations
that whites usually don't grasp"

"points out an issue in race relations
that whites usually don't grasp" 12/10/2003 03:08 PM

U.S. Blacks Lag Behind Whites in Money,
Jobs -Report (Reuters)

U.S. Blacks Lag Behind Whites in Money,
Jobs -Report (Reuters) 04/06/2005 12:11 PM
Reuters - Blacks lag far behind whites in economic status, health and education and are in danger of "a great backslide" from the gains made since the civil rights movement began, the National Urban League said on Wednesday.

BBC launches UK wildlife campaign

BBC launches UK wildlife campaign 05/30/2004 11:52 AM
The BBC launches what it claims is its most ambitious televised natural history event.

Where the wildlife has a half-life

Where the wildlife has a half-life 11/12/2003 01:31 PM
"The creation of the Nuclear Power Plant at Sellafield (formerly known as Windscale) was a bonus for the local zoo, as large tracts of land were made available and cheap by people moving away or dying."

For Wildlife, Migration Is Endangered
Too

For Wildlife, Migration Is Endangered
Too 03/08/2004 11:24 PM
Around the world, many great overland migrations have ended as more and more habitat is converted to human use.

Concern over Clyde wildlife crime

Concern over Clyde wildlife crime 08/21/2004 05:49 AM
Police and conservation groups join forces to tackle wildlife crime along the Clyde coast.

It's lock 'n' load at U.S. Fish and
Wildlife

It's lock 'n' load at U.S. Fish and
Wildlife 04/05/2005 02:06 PM
Is it really the best idea for the Bush administration to appoint a former trophy-hunting advocate as acting director of the department?

Dalai Lama campaigns for wildlife

Dalai Lama campaigns for wildlife 04/06/2005 12:13 PM
The Dalai Lama has called for an end to illegal wildlife trafficking between Nepal, Tibet, India and China.

Eskimos Fret as Climate Shifts and
Wildlife Changes

Eskimos Fret as Climate Shifts and
Wildlife Changes 09/06/2004 03:50 AM
Eskimos in the Arctic are worried about changes in the wildlife resulting from climate change and the gradual increase in contaminants.

washingtonpost.com: Hatchery Salmon to
Count as Wildlife

washingtonpost.com: Hatchery Salmon to
Count as Wildlife 04/29/2004 06:58 PM
washingtonpost.com: Hatchery Salmon to Count as Wildlife .. hatchery salmon are wild animals .. hatchery-bred fish

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Wildlife Fund Sees Threat to Cod Stocks

Wildlife Fund Sees Threat to Cod Stocks 05/13/2004 12:33 AM
The world's cod stocks could be wiped out by 2020 because of overfishing, illegal catches and oil exploration, the World Wildlife Fund says.

High-tech detectives focus on wildlife

High-tech detectives focus on wildlife 05/22/2004 12:39 AM
MSNBC May 22 2004 4:06AM GMT

$626 Million to Protect Wildlife Along
Colorado River

$626 Million to Protect Wildlife Along
Colorado River 04/07/2005 02:56 AM
Federal and state officials committed $626 million over the next 50 years to protect some of the Colorado River's most imperiled wildlife.

Wildlife forensic labs help put a stop
to poaching

Wildlife forensic labs help put a stop
to poaching 05/19/2004 07:16 PM
USA Today May 19 2004 11:54PM GMT

Wildlife Tool a High-Tech Way to Educate

Wildlife Tool a High-Tech Way to Educate 06/25/2004 08:50 AM
AP via Newsday Jun 25 2004 12:52PM GMT

Cat's Clicks: World Wildlife Fund

Cat's Clicks: World Wildlife Fund 08/03/2004 04:20 PM
G4 Tech TV Aug 3 2004 8:12PM GMT

Scotland's first wildlife crime &
conservation website for schools

Scotland's first wildlife crime &
conservation website for schools 06/04/2004 05:45 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jun 4 2004 9:38AM GMT

Wildlife Prowl South Africa Golf Links
(AP)

Wildlife Prowl South Africa Golf Links
(AP) 12/29/2003 11:39 PM
AP - At the Hans Merensky Estate, golfers face more than the usual hazards of flying balls and runaway carts.

Endangered wildlife research tool
becomes high-tech way to educate

Endangered wildlife research tool
becomes high-tech way to educate 06/25/2004 04:08 AM
San Francisco Chronicle Jun 25 2004 8:49AM GMT

The Kingdom Of God Is Within You

The Kingdom Of God Is Within You 06/17/2004 10:14 AM
Dear Leo, Dear Mohandas "The longer I live -- especially now when I clearly feel the approach of death -- the more I feel moved to express what I feel more strongly than anything else... the doctrine of the law of love unperverted by sophistries. Love... the highest and indeed the only law of life". The Kingdom of God Is Within You (full text available) is Leo Tolstoy's tractatus of "Christianity Not as a Mystic Religion but as a New Theory of Life", a primer of (among other things) the doctrine of non-violence. Among the many fans of the 1894 book was an impr isoned Hindu barrister, a "half-naked fakir" if you want, a certain Mo handas K. Gandhi who was fascinated by "t he independent thinking, profound morality, and the truthfulness" of the b ook. So he ended up writing fan letters to the great Russian man: who warmly wrote back to his young Indian "friend and brother". The old wise Christian anarchist literary giant and the shy, insecure young man who sparked a revolution: to paraphrase another wise, badly-dressed , pacifist old man, "Generations to come, it may be, will scarcely believe that such men ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth."

End of the Animal Kingdom

End of the Animal Kingdom 12/21/2003 01:19 PM

It turns out the wackily ponderous movie made in Pompignan last year (shooting of which complained about here, brief review by Herself of hometown showing here) isn’t going straight to TV after all – we’d heard it was going to show on Arte sometime around now – it’s been rele ased in cinemas.

If you’re near a major French city and possessed of nothing better to do, you can head out see our very own little red-haired kid in his star turn as “little red-headed kid in schoolhouse”, Noël the vigneron as “guy in baseball cap”, the old guy on a bicycle leading his white horse down the main street as he does every day, lots of purdy haute garrigue scenery, and much else besides, in a largely unsatisfying study of longing, sensuality, death and sheep.

It’s not that bad. In many ways it’s like a two-hour love letter to our little village.

possum kingdom

possum kingdom 06/17/2005 04:28 PM
I signed, and Anne helped me pack, label, and stamp the remaining fundraiser book orders this weekend. We just got...

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom 01/03/2004 07:20 PM

I finally got around to reading Cory Doctorow's novella, "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom." It's quite good, and he's got it posted for free on his Web site (in no less than 17 different formats). You may know Doctorow know from Boing Boing fame.

If you've been to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando, the book will mean more to you because it revolves around the park. It's set in a future where bodies are cloned and if you die, you just restore a clone from backup. Consequently, you lose everything since your last backup. I have to admit that I'll never look at backups quite the same way again.

Another central concept (borrowed from blogrolls, perhaps), is "Whuffie." There is no money in this world, everything is bought by reputation. The more people like you, the more Whuffie you have, the more power you have. When you meet someone new, you "ping their Whuffie," to see if they're worth your time.

The actual plot revolves around The Haunted Mansion at the Magic Kingdom and the "ad hoc" political groups that have formed to manage them like little countries. The group managing the Hall of Presidents has designs on taking over The Haunted Mansion. Intrigue ensues.

It's short — you can put it away in a couple of hours. It's winning some great sci-fi awards as well. Worth checking out.

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Honors for Down and Out in the Magic
Kingdom

Honors for Down and Out in the Magic
Kingdom 12/14/2003 11:01 PM
My novel, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, has made the Amazon and Chapters/Indigo editors' picks lists for best science fiction novels of 2003. Also, it's only three recommendations short of making the preliminary Nebula ballot (any SFWA members out there who dug the book?). Oh yah, and the Livejournal people are considering adding Whuffie to their system. Killer news, all 'round. (Thanks, Amanda and Bo and Micah!)

Books on MP3: Down and Out in the Magic
Kingdom

Books on MP3: Down and Out in the Magic
Kingdom 04/13/2004 05:10 PM
I watch the Internet Archive's Open Source Audio area for material that could be used for legal remixes including spoken word audio. In wonderful news, this morning's postings include Andrew Levine's audio reading of the first chapter to Cory Doctorow's Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom. The book had been available online under a somewhat restrictive CC in text format for a while but Cory recently loosened the reins and the artistic community seems to be responding.

Pickup Games, Vol. 4 - Kingdom of
Loathing

Pickup Games, Vol. 4 - Kingdom of
Loathing 06/17/2004 07:33 PM

MATT GALLANT -- Today's pickup game is a web game— that is, one implemented entirely through HTML and Javascript that's generated by a lot of clever server-side scripting and database manipulation. It's Kingdom of Loathing, a turn-based RPG. The main focus of the game is humor, with send-ups of popular RPG conventions, as well as internet culture. But unlike a lot of other comical games you can play over the internet, the game underneath the humor is actually very full-featured and has a lot of content. A lot of very funny content.

Click the MORE link below, or suffer a joyless life bereft of comfort or understanding, like a dog in a museum.

Tocando fondo en el Magic Kingdom

Tocando fondo en el Magic Kingdom 06/24/2004 09:39 AM
There's a collaborative project underway to translate my novel Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom into Spanish. The core volunteers have put their efforts to date on a Wiki so that others can play along. Link (¡Gracis, Francisco!)

Does Google Hold the Key to the Internet
Kingdom?

Does Google Hold the Key to the Internet
Kingdom? 09/16/2002 08:41 AM
Google is considered to be the search engine with the largest reach on the Internet. Indeed, the company's ever-expanding breadth, depth and consumer reach lead to the question: How does Google's role as a major gateway to Internet content affect users?

"there is homosexual behavior in the
animal kingdom"

"there is homosexual behavior in the
animal kingdom" 02/10/2004 03:20 AM

"Divided Kingdom" by Rupert Thomson

"Divided Kingdom" by Rupert Thomson 06/24/2005 07:30 PM
Part literary fiction, part social satire, this genre-bender from the author of "The Book of Revelation" offers a unique look at modern Britain.

lifelines.html'Alipio: Wanted: Servants
in the kingdom

lifelines.html'Alipio: Wanted: Servants
in the kingdom 04/09/2004 04:10 PM
Sun Star Network Apr 9 2004 1:03PM GMT

His Former Kingdom for a Parking Spot
(Los Angeles Times)

His Former Kingdom for a Parking Spot
(Los Angeles Times) 07/13/2004 05:13 AM
Los Angeles Times - RIGA, Latvia — The conqueror stands conquered in a parking lot.

Apple Holds Keys To Music Kingdom

Apple Holds Keys To Music Kingdom 06/19/2004 11:01 PM
I have seen the future of music on the net -- and it works. It's the Apple iTunes store. By John Naughton, The Observer (via MyAppleMenu)

Saudi's Al-Jubeir: Al Qaeda Weakened in
Kingdom

Saudi's Al-Jubeir: Al Qaeda Weakened in
Kingdom 06/19/2004 04:48 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 19 2004 7:43PM GMT

Osler's Bob Bell moving to the United
Kingdom

Osler's Bob Bell moving to the United
Kingdom 03/24/2005 11:38 PM
Canadian Healthcare Technology Mar 25 2005 4:17AM GMT

A Reality TV Twist as Kingdom Bares Its
Secrets

A Reality TV Twist as Kingdom Bares Its
Secrets 04/15/2004 02:31 AM
New York Times Apr 15 2004 6:55AM GMT
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