From the Berkley Hills down to the Bay... a little hazy, but great to be UP! ~A.

Thanks to the persimmon gods for only making a cosmic hiccup in my car...much better than a '162k urp'... And I got to walk last week! As you can tell, the weather cooperated. ~A.

» A Russian floating nuclear plant? Emerging Technology Trends

about your sustainability?

http://kbrooks.stayinhomeandlovinit.com/

obviously and MLM, but with a conscience?

Maybe Amway has come full swing....~A.

 

GREEN SHIFT: Stop Corporate Abuse

http://www.coopamerica.org/programs/rs/greenshift.cfm

YouTube™ has CONTENT!

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James Lovelock says Global Warming is now at point of no return. Other top climate scientists are more hopeful but say we only have less than 10 years before it's irreversible and time is running out. We all need to speak up NOW or the Human Race will join the MILLIONS of other Species that will be extinct by 2050 from Global Warming.
www.climatecrisis.net
www.greatemergence.blogspot.com

Personal Message

This is someone's personal video response to The Bush Administration's approach to Global Warming (7mins. Please watch!) Thanks, ~ME

Being there...

Sunday drive out to the coast,

along the Russian River

(road still under construction)

and Goat Rock w/ Arch views.

Sunny in the woods, cloudy

@ the beach.

Shoulda been there,

but you can see it here.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puQwO87bUF0

~A.

more Left coast...

here

or

the beachweb

grains of datasand

take an imprint

between tides.

~A.

http://www.redesigndesign.org/

"for designers who don't want to make landfill"

The Infinite Mind interview with Kurt Vonnegut live from Second Life

37 min 59 sec - Sep 22, 2006
Average rating: (10 ratings)
Description: Author Kurt Vonnegut interviewed by host John Hockenberry, live from Second Life for the national, weekly public radio program, The Infinite Mind. These live broadcasts were the first from virtual 3-D cyberspace...where else can you get a good Vonnegut inerview?

Fantastic Planet scored by everyone.doesntexist

1 hr 11 min 30 sec - May 23, 2006 (okay, I have too much time on myhands...)
Average rating: (314 ratings)
Description: René Laloux's french trippy animated, cartoon, film from the 70's. soundtrack rescored to idm, and experimental types music.

-coroflot-
http://www.coroflot.com/public/spy.asp
...a real time feed of site activity at Coroflot.com. The images scrolling past are the pages currently being viewed or uploaded. While the majority of the entries show portfolio files being viewed, when a new project is added it will be labeled "New Upload." Use it for inspiration, or just a great way to have designs pushed to you.

POP!TECH
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Participate in Pop!Tech 2006, one of the world's most extraordinary thought leadership conferences - for free! Watch more than 35 mind-blowing speakers and performers.
For the first time ever, the entire event is live online. You can even submit questions to speakers and contribute your ideas in real time.
http://live.poptech.org/

more cool stuff:

...a design student video about Industrial Design:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba9zxsz2V2k

Core77 - Industrial Design Supersite:
http://www.core77.com/

How Microchips are made (presentation)
www.alliedmaterials.com/HTMAC/html

< from Clos Pigas / Henry Moore

KurzweilAI.net

http://www.kurzweilai.net/
KurzweilAI.net is at the forefront of the debate over the ethical and social concerns facing the rapid rise of technology, bringing the curious mind “the inside story on new technological and social realities from the pioneers actively working in these arenas.” Led by site’s editor-in-chief, author, ethicist and technology developer Ray Kurzweil, a staff of similarly lauded visionaries discuss demanding and controversial topics such as artificial intelligence, cloning, brain augmentation and how they affect the nature of life and death, in a variety of thought provoking articles. The “Mind-X” section of the Web site allows viewers to join in on the debate. Other site features include Ramona, a photo-realistic, virtual avatar hostess and performing artist (a la the film S1m0ne) who is available for conversation and has mp3s and videos for download. KurzweilAI.net is a truly progressive look at a future that may not be so far-fetched. – James Barone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZupkiavLE2Y

Check out Obadiah Parker - Hey Yeah (Outkast Cover) - Google Video

Click here: Obadiah Parker - Hey Yeah (Outkast Cover) - Google Video

PRINCIPAL VOICES ~ Environment

Click here: PRINCIPAL VOICES ~ Environment "There might be debate about the precise extent of the problem, the timescales involved, the most effective solution. On the over-arching issue, however, a clear majority of the world's scientific experts are in agreement: Our natural environment is in trouble. And the trouble is getting worse as each year passes"....

 

Re: Escalating climate change impacts

BrightSurf: Study shows escalating climate change impacts surveys existing and future costs associated with climate change and the growing potential for abrupt, widespread impacts. The study reports that the insurance industry will be at the center of this issue, absorbing risk and helping society and business to adapt and reduce new risks....

Researchers link Ice Age climate-change records to ocean salinity Sudden decreases in temperature over Greenland and tropical rainfall patterns during the last Ice Age have been linked for the first time to rapid changes in the salinity of the north Atlantic Ocean...

http://www.worldchanging.com/
I thought I was a little lost - only to discover I really don't have a clue...
In Britain: "It is FREE for you to switch your electricity supply to renewable energy. Use the "switch to renewable energy" tool on the website and by doing so reduce your CO2 emissions by a third or more, and drive investment for renewable energy." Does your utility co. offer that?

a little tedius (the video runs about an hour), but interesting stuff...historic and modern uses for herbs 'medicinally'.

Hot and Cold: Crucial Aspects of Herbalism
Description: Lecture by Simon Mills on crucial aspects of Herbalism (Phytotherapy), given at Schumacher College in Devon, England in February 2005. Simon Mills is a Cambridge graduate in medical sciences who has been a herbal practitioner since 1977. In 1987 he co-founded and then directed the Centre for Complementary Health Studies at the University of Exeter, the first ever University unit dedicated to studying therapeutic options outside the conventional medical curriculum. He was recently appointed as Nelson/Barcapel Teaching Fellow at the Peninsula Medical School with responsibility for developing the first taught MSc programme in Integrated Healthcare in any medical school in the UK. Since January 1997 he has been Secretary of the European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy (ESCOP) which is the major European body working to ensure quality, safety and efficacy for herbal medicinal products. He has written many books and articles, including a modern classic and best-selling textbook with Kerry Bone, The Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy, published by Churchill Livingstone in early 2000.
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