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gleans at 5:30 PM MT, 08/31

 

Writer Ian McEwan is among thousands of people calling for a government apology to World War II code breaker Alan Turing.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/technology/8226509.stm

 

Subject: Create a font from your own handwriting

http://www.fontcapture.com/

 

The Grapes of Wrath revisited: The changing face of Valle Vista, Arizona

Foreclosures of this decade are stripping homes to the rafters in one Arizona retreat

§                                                                                 Interactive guide: Steinbeck revisited

 

 

The genrefication of Scottish literature concerns us all

Alan Bissett: The row over James Kelman's broadside against the commercialisation of Scotland's literary culture stretches way beyond the country's borders 22 comments

o                                                        News: James Kelman attacks 'mediocrity' of Scotland's literary culture

 

 

Virtual ivy: why the US needs more e-colleges

 

 

Groundwork Is Laid for New Troops in Afghanistan

By DEXTER FILKINS Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s report on the war in Afghanistan could form the basis on which President Obama makes a decision about raising troop levels.

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Shine on, shine on harvest moon up in the sky
I ain't had no lovin' since January, February, June, or July
Snow time ain't no time to sit outdoors and spoon
Shine on, shine on harvest moon for me 'n' my gal

MONOLOGUE: C'mon, shine on harvest moon way up there in the sky. Don'tcha
know I ain't had no lovin' since January, February, June, AND July? Now, looka
heredon't you know better than to set out there in the snow 'n' spoon? C'mon, I don't
want no half moon, I want a full moon.



Oh, won't you shine on, shine on harvest moon(shine on, shine on)
Up in the sky? (shine on)
I ain't had no lovin' since January, February, June, or July
(ah-ooba, ah-ooba, ah-ooba , ah-ooh)
Don't you know you're gonna freeze to death
Settin' out there in the snow tryin' to spoon?
So shine on, shine on harvest moon for me 'n' my gal

 

 

 

gleans + 1xaddenda at 6:05 AM MT, 08/31

 

 

About New York

In World of Songwriting, at the Top of the Pack

By JIM DWYER

Ellie Greenwich wrote songs that captured the dreams of the teenage heart, but her own love life was short of idyllic.

 

As Internet turns 40, barriers threaten its growth
NEW YORK - Goofy videos weren't on the minds of Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA when they began tests 40 years ago on what would become the Internet.

 

The Shadow Factory: The NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America by James Bamford (Paperback - Jul 14, 2009)  Buy new: $16.00 $10.88  28 Used & new from $9.46   (34)

 

Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon by Craig Nelson (Hardcover - Jun 25, 2009)

Buy new: $27.95 $18.45  44 Used & new from $13.00   (29)

 

Ft. Irwin stands in for Iraq

By Alexandra Zavis

At the Army base in the Mojave Desert, emigre actors and Hollywood sets help prepare U.S. soldiers

for the life and warfare they are about to encounter.

 

Cheney lashes out at Obama administration

By Josh Meyer

The former vice president says he is offended by the Justice Department's decision to investigate the

CIA's interrogation methods.

 

Story not all bleak for newspaper industry's outlook

By Martin Zimmerman

Advertising sales firmed a bit in June, enabling some newspaper companies to post strong

second-quarter profits. But for most, growth was driven by cost cutting.

 

From climate change victim to green building exemplar, New Orleans rises from the waters ... [more]

 

How the British see themselves and the world is not easy to grasp. A good place to begin is to consider

what the Second World War did to Britain... more»

 

Texting and tweeting may seem advanced forms of communication. But the absence of gesture,

eye contact, and personal posture makes for problems... more»

 

Ga. city worries that mass killer is on the loose

 

US general sends Afghan war review to Pentagon

 

Return of swine flu: What's ahead for Americans?

 

Advice on when flu needs TLC or a doctor's care

 

 

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The best of Sign Language

We select 10 of our favourite signs from our weekly Sign Language picture galleries.


A name you can trust

Presumably more profitable than the Health Valley Death Center.

Photo Location: Death Valley, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

gleans at 8:50 AM MT, 08/30

 

Grapes of Wrath revisited, day one: Same road, same grim story, same sense of optimism

 

Dust to dust for the ghosts of Route 66

guardian.co.uk - ‎They were headed to California along what Steinbeck called the "mother road" — Route 66 — in barely serviceable jalopies, anything that could carry the ...

 

The Grapes of Wrath revisited:
The plight of Native Americans

Chris McGreal reports on the plight of Native Americans as he continues his journey along Route 66

• Video: Life on a Navajo reservation
• Gallery: into the badlands
• Interactive: Day 3 on Route  

 

 

Google's plan for online library

A copyright battle threatens the project, with Amazon and Microsoft joining the fray

 

Essay

 

Reading by the Numbers

By SUSAN STRAIGHT  “Reading management” software cannot identify what makes some books so complex and lovely and painful.

 

SoCal wildfire surges in size, threatens thousands

 

Ruling party concedes defeat in Japan election

 

Smoking in the military: An old habit dies hard

 

Police arrest man who reported 7 dead in Ga. home

 

Former Israeli prime minister Olmert indicted

 

Return of swine flu: What's ahead for Americans?

 

Advice on when flu needs TLC or a doctor's care

 

Cheney: Politics driving CIA interrogation probe 

 

 

 

 

 

gleans + 1xaddenda at 8:35 AM MT, 08/30

gleans at 5:00 AM MT, 08/30

 

The world's first personal supercomputer, which is 250 times faster than the average PC, has been unveiled.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/3564435/Worlds-first-personal-supercomputer-unveiled.html

 

Gabriella Le Breton follows Highway 1 along a spectacular stretch of Californian coastline to a magical enclave of Sixties America.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/northamerica/usa/californiaandsouthwest/6105190/Big-Sur-California-Coastal-adventure-on-Highway-1.html

 

U.S. fears clock ticking on Afghanistan

By Paul Richter and Julian Barnes  As public support wanes, the Obama administration feels it needs to deliver speedy progress in Afghanistan so that it can gain time and backing for its long-term military strategy.

 

10,000 homes are threatened

By Louis Sahagun, Ann M. Simmons and Esmeralda Bermudez  Across the burning foothills, 1,000 are ordered to flee. Others watch, and dread the phone call to evacuate.

 

Carrying a torch for all things tiki

The celebration of Polynesian pop culture known as Tiki Oasis is billed as "the largest and longest running Tiki Event on planet Earth." It grew even larger in its ninth year, according to organizers, when it filled the grounds of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in San Diego with nearly 2,000 Tiki aficionados over four days in mid-August.

 

Earthy nirvana Down Under

By Krista Simmons Reporting From Pemberton, Australia >>>Truffle-sniffing dogs, 'punters' and towering karri forests: Welcome to South Western Australia, an Eden in the rough for food and wine lovers.

Marijuana's new high life

By Adam Tschorn >>>Cannabis is moving into the mainstream, with fashion, films, TV and politicians acknowledging it's here to stay.

 

Monaco's mad men

By Max Padilla

Men might find the trend for tailored dressing troubling: Though new suits can cost up to four digits, their wallets aren't getting fatter. Club Monaco is addressing this conundrum by launching a collection of trendily tailored mens suits that retail for less than $500 and transition easily from work to weekend, dressed up with a white shirt and tie or dressed down with Converse sneakers, a cardigan and jeans.

High points in recent pot culture history

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gleans + 1xaddenda at 8:15 PM MT, 08/29

 

The US man who swam to the home of Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma has spoken of his sorrow that his action led to her arrest.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/8228098.stm

 

Sebastian Faulks tells Elizabeth Grice it is not Islam but our fractured society and dehumanising technology that keeps him awake at night.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/authorinterviews/6108035/Sebastian-Faulks-Internet-is-fine-for-shopping-but-not-for-thinking.html

 

Traditional British society is under threat from the rise of aggressive secularism and radical Islam, one of the Church of England's most outspoken bishops has warned as he steps down.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/6104407/Bishop-of-Rochester-Church-of-England-must-do-more-to-counter-twin-threats-of-secularism-and-radical-Islam.html

 

Game On (Books)
In the hot new young-adult series, there are no wizards or vampires. Just regular kids, in a fight to the death

 

Obama's Next Afghan Move (Commentary / In the Arena)
The war in Afghanistan started for a good reason; it won't be won if we ignore local traditions

The Future of Reading

 

Students Get New Assignment: Pick Books You Like

By MOTOKO RICH The experimental approach is part of a movement to revolutionize the way literature is taught in U.S. schools.

Slide Show: The ‘Reading Workshop’ Classroom

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How the Swiss postal service is offering subscribers the choice to receive their actual letters on the internet.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/programmes/click_online/8224573.stm

 

 

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gleans + 1xlagniappe at 7:25 AM MT, 08/29

 

 

Iowa City Rebuilding and Feeling Just a Bit Ignored

 

Clive Thompson on the New Literacy

Wired News - Clive Thompson - ‎As the school year begins, be ready to hear pundits fretting once again about how kids today can't write—and technology is to ...

 

Afghanistan's Bamiyan province struggles to build tourism

CNN - Ivan Watson - ‎But the hotel is probably the largest foreign private investment in Bamiyan's fledgling tourism industry since the overthrow of the Taliban eight years ago. ...

 

WHO warns of severe form of swine flu

 

Chevron, Ecuador and a clash of cultures

Intertwined with the lawsuit are the indignities suffered by Ecuador's native peoples.

 

“Prediction is very hard,” said Yogi Berra, “especially about the future.” For academic futurologists, it’s even harder... more»

 

Corn, Transformed

By MARK BITTMAN

 

Evan Sung for The New York Times

If you want to eat more whole grains, there is no better place to start than cornmeal, the basis of the savory Venezuelan cakes called arepas.

• Video: Arepas

A Good Appetite

 

Hold the Mayo! First Up, Rouille.

By MELISSA CLARK

Silky rouille, a spicy saffron mayonnaise, can be slathered on everything from grilled fish to grilled cheese.

 

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DIE-OFF

Die-off is a-comin'
Its sails are in sight
Die-off is a-comin'
There's moanin' tonight
Why don't-cha hurry, hurry, hurry home
Why don't-cha hurry, hurry, hurry home
Look here! The die-off is a-comin'
There's moanin' tonight

Die-off is a-comin'
Its sails are in sight
Die-off is a-comin'
There's moanin' tonight
Why don't-cha hurry, hurry, hurry home
Why don't-cha hurry, hurry, hurry home
Look here! The die-off is a-comin'
There's moanin' tonight
(Die-off is a-comin', there's moanin' tonight)

(SLOWLY):
They go to sea with the evenin' tide
And their women folk wave their good-bye
(Ill sant vas... There they go)
While the Louisiana moon floats on high
And they wait for the day they can cry...

Die-off is a-comin'
Its sails are in sight
Die-off is a-comin'
There's moanin' tonight
Why don't-cha hurry, hurry, hurry home
Why don't-cha hurry, hurry, hurry home
Look here! The die-off is a-comin'
There's moanin' tonight
(Die-off is a-comin', there's moanin' tonight)

(SLOWLY):
Happy the days while they're mending the nets
'Til once more they ride high out to sea
(Ill sant vas... There they go)
Then how lonely the long nights will be
'Til that sorrorful day when they see...

Die-off is a-comin'
Its sails are in sight
Die-off is a-comin'
There's moanin' tonight
Why don't-cha hurry, hurry, hurry home
Why don't-cha hurry, hurry, hurry home
Look here! The die-off is a-comin'
There's moanin' there's moanin'
There's moanin' there's moanin'

Die-off is a-comin' - alright!

 

 

 

gleans at 6:20 AM MT, 08/28

 

Published Wallace Stevens poems give the impression of an impersonal poet with no private griefs, with no sense of the bitter failure of love... more»

 

Hormones, not sexism, explain why fewer women than men work in banks ... [more]

 

We're well on the way to mind-reading by machine ... [more]

 

Review: Yoostar is a movie-studio-in-a-box

 

The Oddfellows Arms, Wimborne, Dorset, has a friendly ghost, eccentric atmosphere and magical surroundings.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/pubs/6094603/Dorset-Pub-Guide-The-Oddfellows-Arms-Wimborne-Dorset.html

 

Message to Muslim World Gets a Critique

By THOM SHANKER  Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said efforts to counter Islamist ideology “lack credibility.”

 

Europe Seeks to Ease Rules for Putting Books Online

By JAMES KANTER  The changes would be aimed at allowing Internet users to access out-of-print works or ones where the author cannot be found.

 

English holidaymakers consume an average of eight alcoholic drinks a day during their summer break, a government survey suggests.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/health/8225029.stm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gleans + 1xBBCstuff at 5:15 PM MT, 08/27

 

Old-school portraits see resurgence online

CNN International - John D. Sutter - ‎And some identity researchers are trying to take the online portrait beyond images of people's faces entirely. All of these efforts underscore the fact that ...

 

Fire-damaged portion of swamp to be replanted in hardwoods Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville,FL,USA  By Terry Dickson The Georgia Forestry Commission and a power company is ... cypress, swamp chestnut oak and water tupelo trees inside the 33000-acre Dixon ...   Seven of 10 parents: I'd like my child to become a teacher.   The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington by Jennet Conant (Paperback - Sep 8, 2009)  Buy new: $16.00 $10.88   (52)   Renown physicist, Dr Michio Kaku,  says that the world of science fiction may be closer to reality than fantasy. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/8221009.stm

BBC Stuff

 

	Counting the infinite Numbers hold the key to our existence. From building the pyramids to the essential mystery of pi, join Cecil Balmond in Numbers that made the World, as he delves behind the maths to embark on a journey - through history; across continents; to infinity and beyond - to try and figure it all out.  2 September  Audio Preview

 

 

 

 

 

 

gleans + 1xlagniappe at 8:55 AM MT, 08/27

 

The 50 most-viewed Wikipedia articles in 2009 and 2008

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/6043534/The-50-most-viewed-Wikipedia-articles-in-2009-and-2008.html

 

Social media 'bots' replace writers at online newspaper

http://www.mediabistro.com/webnewser/epublishing/social_media_bots_replace_writers_at_online_newspaper_129514.asp

French hostage escapes from Somali kidnappers

By Edmund Sanders  The French security consultant, who was abducted last month at a Mogadishu hotel, slipped away while his captors slept, then used the stars to navigate the city and get to the presidential palace.

 

Australia discovers new dinosaur

BBC News - ‎Australian palaeontologists say they have discovered a new species of dinosaur on a sheep farm in the northern state of Queensland. ...

 

Google Book Search? Try Google Library

Friday's conference over the Google Book Search settlement will focus on privacy, quality, and Google's unique role as a private company operating a public library.  | Read full story 

 

 

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Hymn Before Action

By Rudyard Kipling

Born 1865

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The earth is full of anger,
The seas are dark with wrath,
The Nations in their harness
Go up against our path:
Ere yet we loose the legions --
Ere yet we draw the blade,
Jehovah of the Thunders,
Lord God of Battles, aid!

High lust and froward bearing,
Proud heart, rebellious brow --
Deaf ear and soul uncaring,
We seek Thy mercy now!
The sinner that forswore Thee,
The fool that passed Thee by,
Our times are known before Thee --
Lord, grant us strength to die!

For those who kneel beside us
At altars not Thine own,
Who lack the lights that guide us,
Lord, let their faith atone.
If wrong we did to call them,
By honour bound they came;
Let not Thy Wrath befall them,
But deal to us the blame.

From panic, pride, and terror,
Revenge that knows no rein,
Light haste and lawless error,
Protect us yet again.
Cloak Thou our undeserving,
Make firm the shuddering breath,
In silence and unswerving
To taste Thy lesser death!

Ah, Mary pierced with sorrow,
Remember, reach and save
The soul that comes to-morrow
Before the God that gave!
Since each was born of woman,
For each at utter need --
True comrade and true foeman --
Madonna, intercede!

E'en now their vanguard gathers,
E'en now we face the fray --
As Thou didst help our fathers,
Help Thou our host to-day!
Fulfilled of signs and wonders,
In life, in death made clear --
Jehovah of the Thunders,
Lord God of Battles, hear!