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Thursday, October 25, 2001

The Art of Napkin Drawing
At last, something impressive to do while waiting for your meal in a restaurant.
WORKSHOP
"The Art of Napkin drawing can reduce stress and increase the understanding of symmetrical forms. The physical properties of a standard napkin offer special opportunities for drawing symmetrical shapes. The napkin is somewhat transparent and absorbs ink, leaving afterimages that can be redrawn to make solid lines, thus creating a new shape. The napkin is easy to fold in different ways to produce many different effects to the finished drawing. The balanced symmetry and repetition of images resembles the Mandala form."
posted at 10/25/2001 10:40:46 PM

Friday, October 05, 2001

In Gander, the hospitality of perfect strangers
An interesting account by a member of the cockpit crew on an airliner diverted to Gander,Nfld. on Sept.11.
JD's Blog: New Media Musings
"The town of Gander has a population of 10,400 people. Red Cross told us that they were going to process about 10,500 passengers from all the airplanes that were forced into Gander."
"Some people went on boat cruises of the lakes and harbors. Some went to see the local forests. Local bakeries stayed open to make fresh bread for the guests. Food was prepared by all the residents and brought to the school for those who elected to stay put. Others were driven to the eatery of their choice and fed."
posted at 10/5/2001 11:25:30 AM

Wednesday, October 03, 2001

Real Haunted Houses Around the World
This site has descriptions of real haunted houses in most US states and other places around the world.
Real Haunted Houses
Place: Saudi Arabia
Name: Aljubail Airport
Location: the runway
After the Gulf War, one C5 cargo plane was used to transport the bodies of those killed during the Jim Jones Massacre. While crews usually returned to these larger planes to sleep, the crew of the C5 would not board the plane unless it was to be flown. The crew reported hearing people walking in the walls of the plane. They also heard what sounded to be a fifty-five gallon drum being hit with a sledgehammer. The plane has now been grounded and is patrolled by armed guards--300 yards away.
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posted at 10/3/2001 07:23:19 PM

Wide Reaching Effects of Code Red and Nimda worms
vnunet.com 80,000 Microsoft servers 'disappear'
"The impact of Code Red and related viruses such as Nimda has caused over 150,000 IIS-based websites on around 80,000 different machines to disappear from the internet. It has also resulted in the closure of one of the most visible proponents of Microsoft technology for mass hosting."
posted at 10/3/2001 05:55:04 PM

The Volvo Ocean Race - Sailing Around the World
This is the race's official web site. Lots of interesting stuff here, email from the teams, videos, latest news, position reports and analysis.
The Volvo Ocean Race | Home Page
"llbruck’s move east has given her a little jump on the other four in the front pack, but life remains unremittingly tense as the fleet works every small puff of breeze to eke out any sort of advantage before they hit the Doldrums."
posted at 10/3/2001 12:46:30 PM

Tuesday, October 02, 2001

Caterpillars of Eastern Forests
It is usually not easy to identify caterpillars. There are not a lot of caterpillar field guides. But here is a fairly comprehensive, fully illustrated guide on the web.
Caterpillars of Eastern Forests
"Our intent in preparing this guide is to enable forest managers, extension entomologists, and nonspecialists to identify many of the eastern region's most frequently encountered species. It is also our wish that this guide will promote a greater appreciation for the remarkable caterpillar biodiversity of eastern forest and woodland ecosystems."
posted at 10/2/2001 01:51:33 PM