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You may have noticed that postings in our Proceedings have slowed down a bit over the last month. The Society has not dissolved. We are, however, in the midst of a few exciting changes. Please bear with us. One new feature that we will over time be adding to this site is a library of [...]
In its special website section devoted to 30 years since Jonestown, the San Francisco Chronicle has republished a copy of a 1977 report on Jim Jones and People's Temple by Marshall Kilduff and Phil Tracy. The investigative report marked a turning point for People's Temple, an arc towards the catastrophic end that would come one year later. Before this exposé was published in New West magazine (because back then, the Chronicle's editor refused to run it), Jim Jones enjoyed what amounted to broad support and protection from news organizations, powerful social figures, and politicians who saw the influential preacher as a "deliverer of votes." Collectively, they turned a blind eye to mounting reports of coercion, corruption, and physical and sexual abuse within his church. And they bear some responsibility for the tragedy that followed. I agree with what one sfgate.com commenter wrote about the two tenacious reporters who fought to produce this piece: 30 years on, this is a piece that should be required reading by all journalism students at any level. To quote the 1998 article on why this was published in New West rather than the Chronicle, "Kilduff said that when he later proposed a story on Jim Jones, (San Francisco Chronicle city editor) Gavin said 'we had done a profile and that was sufficient.' I went at him several times, and said I thought we should do more. He didn't see it that way.'" Jones had co-opted the powers that were in the City, including the Chronicle, and only the persistence of Kilduff began to reveal the horrible truth. Three decades later, the whole article is a must-read. I'll paste the final three paragraphs here: [S]omething must be said about the numerous public officials and political figures who openly courted and befriended Jim Jones. While it appears that none of the public officials from [California] Governor [Jerry] Brown on down knew about the inner world of Peoples Temple, they have left the impression that they used Jones to deliver votes at election time and never asked any questions. They never asked about the bodyguards. Never asked about the church's locked doors. Never asked why Jones's followers were so obsessively protective of him. And apparently, some never asked because they didn't want to know. The story of Jim Jones and his Peoples Temple is not over. In fact, it has only begun to be told. If there is any solace to be gained from the tale of exploitation and human foible told by the former temple members in these pages, it is that even such a power as Jim Jones cannot always contain his followers. Those who left had nowhere to go and every reason to fear pursuit. Yet they persevered. If Jones is ever to be stripped of his power, it will not be because of vendetta or persecution, but rather because of the courage of these people who stepped forward and spoke out. Inside Peoples Temple, Marshall Kilduff and Phil Tracy, Monday, August 1, 1977. (SFGATE.com). Here is a PDF of the original 1977 article (via Jonestown Institute). The SFGate web feature on 30 years after Jonestown includes a number of related features, both archived and new, all well worth reading. Boing Boing posts on Jim Jones, Jonestown and People's Temple: - Jonestown, 30 years later: original audio recordings from People's Temple and Guyana. - Jonestown, 30 years later: Life and Death of People's Temple (PBS video). - Jonestown, 30 years later: interview with a survivor (video) - Jonestown, 30 years later: From Silver Lake To Suicide - Jonestown, 30 years later: "Father Cares," NPR documentary from 1981 - Raven: The Untold Story of The Reverend Jim Jones and His People - Andrew Brandou on his Jonestown paintings...
Canadian illustrator Courtney Wotherspoon layers delicate image upon image to create the most captivating, colorful kaleidoscopes, an effect only enhanced by her trademark multimedia,...
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The splendid feeling of sublime tranquility.The LAXMAN INNERTAINMENT SYSTEM combines light and sound stimulation in a new type of relaxation system. B..
Douze nouvelles galeries promotionnelles viennent d'être livrées par Met Art. Elles réunissent, comme à l'habitude, de très beaux modèles et de très bons photographes. Allez-y, faites votre choix :
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Coraline.com has been up and running for some time now, but with nothing worth noting. Until now. And it looks good. So far, I’m very impressed with the PR campaign for Henry Selick’s up-coming stop-motion feature produced entirely at LAIKA. First of all, check out the mystery packages they sent out to various members of [...]
I'm all over this story called Second Skin by photographer Willem Jaspert. I love the variation of skin tight fitted clothes, everything from nylon, spandex and even a knitted piece. Who is that model?!
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Japan cult guru guilty of sarin attack
A former Japanese cult guru has been sentenced to death for masterminding a 1995 nerve gas attack on Tokyo subway trains that killed 12, sickened thousands and shattered Japan's myth of public safety.Prosecutors had demanded that Shoko Asahara, 48, the former leader of the Aum Shinri Kyo (Supreme Truth Sect), be hanged for ordering the
What's the team a Polyphony Digital doing besides finishing their upcoming Gran Turismo 5 racing simulator? Making some crazy ass tech demos with four PlayStation 3s hooked together to share rendering time. Not only can four PS3s create a 2160p image (that's four 1080p images for a resolution of 3840x2160 blasted on Sony's 4K projector), they can create one single 1080p image that runs at 240 FPS. 240! That's faster than the human eye can see; and so fast, we imagine, that you can actually see into the future. The audience reception was described thusly:
It is as though you are following a real world event happening right in front of your face with your own eyes. Any and all flickering in the movement of the vehicle, in the smoke from the tires, etc. are completely gone, and you are almost tricked into believing you are watching something in real life. The guests at the event were baffled by the quality of the image, and stared in amazement at the screen.
Head on over to the Gran Turismo site to see the tech details of how they did this. [Gran Turismo via PS3 Fanboy]
ISEA 2009 will be held from 23 AUGUST - 01 SEPTEMBER 2009 in Belfast, Colraine, Derry, and Dublin, Ireland. Proposals for papers and art projects are due this Friday, Nov. 21, by midnight. The Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts (ISEA) is an international nonprofit organization fostering interdisciplinary academic discourse and exchange among culturally diverse organizations [...]
87 years ago Narrated by Sam Waterston (More Ken Burns on YouTube) Huge Depositories of Unusual Links About Abraham Lincoln, Richard Nixon and Barack Obama Here
Curious Inventor pointed out a cache of training materials provided by IPC. IPC is a trade organization that publishes standards for producing and evaluating electronics. They’re great looking full color guides that most hobbyists will probably never get their hands on. They have low resolution video demos as well. Go snag them now in case [...]
It's time for another stab at a Terminator video game, this time based on the upcoming film Terminator Salvation, due out in theaters next May. Developed by GRIN studios, Salvation will be an intense...
For 3 years you YouTubers have been ripping us off, taking tens of thousands of our videos and putting them on YouTube. Now the tables are turned. It's time for us to take matters into our own hands.
We know who you are, we know where you live and we could come after you in ways too horrible to tell. But being the extraordinarily nice chaps we are, we've figured a better way to get our own back: We've launched our own Monty Python channel on YouTube.
No more of those crap quality videos you've been posting. We're giving you the real thing - HQ videos delivered straight from our vault.
What's more, we're taking our most viewed clips and uploading brand new HQ versions. And what's even more, we're letting you see absolutely everything for free. So there!
EPLIOG, makers of laser cutters/etchers have a nice library of projects you can download and try out on your laser cutter, the wood dinosaur and chess board are cool. Pictured here, the tiny wolly made @ NYCR.
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The Damn You rubber telephone by Mingyu Jeung is an excellent tool for venting anger and the usual telephone frustration, but the Peep Show bookshelf by Alice Naylor is a civilized way of hiding one's low (or high) brow taste from the wrong prying eyes. Or just good for plain old tidying up. Seongyong Lee 's Colour Space is certainly sleek, but might not hold quite as many books. A folio storage option, perhaps? The Tea Handkerchief by Miho Kaneko is just as dignified, and an elegant way to enjoy tea anywhere. Pixie Vases from Wik & Walsøe were faves from the 100% Norway section, and the Wine Bottle Speakers by Sante Kim were a hit with everyone.
With sales way way down, US retailers are probably thinking that for once Black Friday deserves its unfortunate name. Traditionally devoted to the spending of green, Black Friday is the frantic shopping day that follows the US Thanksgiving holiday--November 28 this year.
Given the state of the economy, you may have a lot less money to spend on holiday folderols. But look on the bright side. Gasoline is suddenly cheaper than it's been in many a moon, so driving to the mall is more affordable. And with sales forecasts so gloomy, panicked retailers are likely to be offering a lot of genuine bargains.
So shop 'til you drop. And get advice for shopping smart from this roundup of 25 online resources for coping with Black Friday, courtesy of Lidija Davis at ReadWriteWeb. The sites cited are stuffed with info about deals and bargains.
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You'll need to create a database table for this to work properly. The required SQL commands are in themws_rss.sql. Open that in a text editor and and copy the command and run it in PhpMyAdmin in a database. Then in config.php edit the three variables $usr, $pwd and $db with the MySQL username, MySQL user password and the MySQL database where you created the rssfeeds table.
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What's the team a Polyphony Digital doing besides finishing their upcoming Gran Turismo 5 racing simulator? Making some crazy ass tech demos with four PlayStation 3s hooked together to share rendering time. Not only can four PS3s create a 2160p image (that's four 1080p images for a resolution of 3840x2160 blasted on Sony's 4K projector), they can create one single 1080p image that runs at 240 FPS. 240! That's faster than the human eye can see; and so fast, we imagine, that you can actually see into the future. The audience reception was described thusly:
