blue heeler picture

granite sculpture by S. Nees & M. Koike

Africa doesn't need free software, says Microsoft

article by Ingrid Marson/ZD Net UK October 17, 2005. via slashdot.

Microsoft has claimed the cost of software is not an important issue in the developing world...

green living expo in Virginia this weekend

Green living & energy expo in Roanoke, Virginia


AECP’s Sixth Annual Green Living & Energy Expo
Roanoke Civic Center
October 21 and 22, 2005
10 – 6 on Friday, Oct. 21 and 10 – 4 on Saturday, Oct. 22

Contact: Billy Weitzenfeld, Executive Director, AECP – 540-745-2838, aecp@swva.net

The Association of Energy Conservation Professionals (AECP) is having its sixth annual Green Living and Energy Expo at the Roanoke Civic Center on October 21 and 22, 2005.

Admission to the event is free. The purpose of the Expo is to provide educational opportunities to the general public that highlight why it is important to save energy and then show people how this can be done in their home and/or business.

This is accomplished through several exhibits, demonstrations, and workshops that showcase energy conservation, energy efficiency, green building, renewable energy and sustainability.

Exhibits include water conservation, natural resource management, weatherization, solar energy, wind power, alternative fueled vehicles, geothermal heating and cooling, indoor air quality, energy efficient products and services, building science, energy efficient mortgages, green building, green products, sustainable forestry, Energy Star, land conservation, energy efficient lighting, and much more.

AECP is a non-profit energy education and advocacy organization that believes a better- educated general population is the solution to a more secure, independent, clean, and healthy energy future. People have the power to make better decisions and smarter choices in their home, business, and lifestyle that will save money, save energy, save on our natural resources, and help to preserve the environment.

Fuel prices are rising steadily, the environment continues to be at risk from unnecessary energy production and use, and the threat of global warming is increasing daily. The Green Living and Energy Expo is an opportunity for professionals, homeowners, consumers, and students to be inspired, informed and enabled about important issues that can change their lives and the lives of others.

The Green Living and Energy Expo is a non-profit, educational event whose intent is to benefit the public. Please help us promote this important educational opportunity. Thanks.

Appalachian Voices open house, benefit & auction

Appalachian Voices Open House, Benefit Raffle, and Silent Auction
5:00 – 8:00 pm, Thursday, November 17, 2005
Appalachian Voices Offices, 703 West King Street, Boone, North Carolina

Join Appalachian Voices for an open house at our offices in Boone on Thursday, November 17, from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm. Enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres, meet members of the Appalachian Voices staff and board of directors, and learn more about our work to protect the southern mountains.

We will also have a silent auction, featuring original artwork, antiques, and other wonderful items donated by area businesses.


BENEFIT RAFFLE

Help Appalachian Voices protect the mountains and win wonderful prizes. The tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. The drawing will take place at our open house November 17, and you do not need to be present to win. Buy your tickets now by contacting Appalachian Voices at 828-262-1500 or outreach@appvoices.org . You can also purchase raffle tickets online at http://www.appvoices.org/support.asp (please be sure to make note your donation is for raffle tickets).

life hacking article from the NY times

an article on life hacking from the new york times
tags: information design, information architecture, information overload

yahoo headlines october 13 2005

U.S. keen to display progress in Iraq vote
Fears grow for villagers cut off by earthquake
Heavy rain continues to soak Northeast
Four children in Minnesota contract polio
Bird flu team conducts search in Turkish town
Oddities reign in construction-fevered Dubai
NHL

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hi!
something happened!

I was going really fast on the dogs on trucks loop and it got going so fast that the image got warped or something. I know that does not make sense, but if you look at the profile in perfect junk...it is a screenshot of ideapark.org, a site nearly five clicks away on a search loop. >

the picture there is supposed to be Nantoka, can you tell me what happened? is this optical illusion only happening in my browser?

--someone who does not know a lot about computers

please help pray for all the victims of this weekend's earthquake in Southern Asia.

here is some work by Sarah McCarthy on display at her studio & shop at the Jacksonville Center in Floyd, Virginia

tags: pottery, art, artisan, craft, shop, shopping, kaimono, New River Valley, Floyd, Virginia, Jacksonville School for the Arts & Culture