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Tue, 15 Apr 2008- ~Pro-China, pro-America–a video from Fox News
- Here’s an informative interview about the recent events in Tibet and what’s really going on in terms of China’s international relationships, set in what first seemed an odd venue. The Fox News show is called “Happy Hour” and is set in a bar–yes, with shelves of bright whiskey and gin bottles glittering behind the speakers. [...]
- ~First press mention of Berkshire’s China Gold, in connection with the Olympic torch relay
- Talk about mixed metaphor. Here’s the title of an article in yesterday’s Baltimore Sun, quoting Duncan Mackay extensively, and me briefly: “Torch as lightning rod, Olympic attention is magnet for protests.”
- ~10 Reasons Why China Matters
- While some people are worried by the debate over the Olympics torch relay, I see it as as having potential for increasing knowledge and awareness. Here’s an interesting take on why China matters, from Good Magazine.
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Thu, 08 May 2008- ~Not on Main Street: my first porcupine
- .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } My first live porcupine, that is. I have seen a dead one in the road before, and have promised my kids that next time we come across a dead [...]
- ~Arthur Morgan’s vision for the future
- .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Multimedia message, originally uploaded by KarenChristensen. I wasn’t exaggerating in what I wrote about Arthur Morgan a few days ago. He was an astonishingly creative thinker, with a breadth of [...]
- ~Digital Now–now
- I’m finishing up my notes for the panel this morning on “The Power of the Right Community,” in a hotel room above a lake at a Disney resort in Florida. A rather odd location, but perhaps evidence that community is truly a universal topic–one that applies in every aspect of life and work. It’s [...]
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