Collecting - World-of-Newave.info http://answers.world-of-newave.info/collecting.htm Latest news and articles about Collecting en-us Copyright (c)2004-2008.ยง/Newave SARL. All rights reserved. webmaster@world-of-newave.com (Webmaster) Wed, 14 May 2008 03:11:15 GMT Wed, 14 May 2008 03:11:15 GMT Newave Lisa XML Engine v1.0 - http://www.world-of-newave.info/about.htm 60 http://www.world-of-newave.info/images/wi8831.gif World-of-Newave.info - Knowledge and Informational Database http://www.world-of-newave.info/ 88 31 {EUROPE > MUSEUMS} - Site Of The Week: Woking's Oral History At The Lightbox http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/arts-and-entertainment/museums/site-of-the-week-woking-s-oral-history-at-the-lightbox-20080349719.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/arts-and-entertainment/museums/site-of-the-week-woking-s-oral-history-at-the-lightbox-20080349719.htm Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT Since the early 90s volunteers and staff at The Lightbox in Woking have been recording and collecting people's memories of living and working in the borough. Now, thanks to funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, there's an online route to these histories. Thelightbox.Org.Uk Site Of The Week: Woking's Oral History At The Lightbox {new window}   Www.Thelightbox.Org.Uk - Since the early 90s volunteers and staff at The Lightbox in Woking have been recording and collecting people's memories of living and working in the borough. Now, thanks to funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, there's an online route to these histories.
The Lightbox - Woking's Oral History {...} The Lightbox, Woking is a new gallery and museum for the South East. Details of our events and exhibitions, along with visitor information, are available on our website. {...}
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]]> Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > Arts and Entertainment > Museums {INTERNET > W} - Internet Power, Volume 1: Flashback to the VHS-Era Web http://articles.world-of-newave.info/computers/internet/on-the-web/weblogs/personal/w/internet-power-volume-1-flashback-to-the-vhs-era-2008036168.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/computers/internet/on-the-web/weblogs/personal/w/internet-power-volume-1-flashback-to-the-vhs-era-2008036168.htm Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:00:21 GMT Lately, I've started collecting old VHS tapes about the Internet from the early- to mid-1990s. While most of these are pretty corny -- think Gabe and Max's Internet Thing -- they also inadvertently captured pieces of the web that don't exist anywhere else. The Internet Archive's earliest snapshots were in late 1996, so anything before that is extremely sparse. The videos, silly as they are, still represent valuable documentation of the early web. I spent most of the day yesterday working on a workflow to digitize VHS tapes, settling on VCR to MiniDV camera my Macbook Pro with Firewire. These tapes are pretty worn, so the quality's not great, but that almost adds to their charm. Here's the result: the first volume of a two-tape collection called "Internet Power!" from 1995. I've included some select quotes and screenshots below. Internet Power - Discover the World of Online Entertainment (00:36) "The explosive growth in the number of people who have discovered the power of the Internet for learning, marketing and just plain having fun has been incredible. The Internet is changing the way we learn, work, and play forever. Today, some 35 to 40 million people from around the world are linked together through the Internet, the world's largest computer network. Students of all ages are discovering the online power of the Internet as the ultimate tool for learning. Whether you're in grade school or college or beyond, or you just want to be entertained and have a good time, the Internet has something for everyone." I love the Windows 3.1 references, and that they used 8-Ball Pool for Windows to demonstrate the power of the Internet. "But before we go too far, let's take a moment and have a look at just what the Internet is and what it takes to start surfing through Cyberspace. You may already be a net surfer and you may want to skip this section, but if you're just starting out, we suggest you spend a few minutes getting familiar with some of the most common Internet terms." Dig that mid-1990s design aesthetic. Grey background, huge 3D rendered header graphic, Times New Roman italic, centered text... It's 1995, all right. "You'll need a device to access the online world. That device is a Computer, with at least 386 power and 8 megabytes of RAM and has a modem installed that has 14.4 or greater speed or 'baud rate.' And of course, access to a phone line. If you have a slower modem, you will not be able to enjoy the growing multimedia aspects of the Internet, such as graphics, sound, and video." "You will also need a connection to the Internet that connects your computer to the millions of other computers that make up this Superhighway of Information." A number of vintage ISPs and screenshots are included, followed by an interview with a Microsoft tech named Bret Arsenault. Bret's the only person interviewed in the video, as the resident expert. "Any of the online services, such as America Online, will provide you with a connection to the Internet, along with a navigation tool called a Browser which enables you to move from location to location anywhere in the world." The browser pictured is AIR Mosaic, provided with Spry's Internet in a Box. "Parents concerned about unwanted content may want to sign up with a major online service where you can be assured that their own content is filtered, and then have your child advise you when they're going directly onto the World Wide Web and provide parental supervision as required. There are software packages in development that will assist parents in locking out unwanted Internet content in the future." "The Internet has been around since the 1960s, but it was the development of the Mosaic browser in 1933 at the University of Illinois that made it possible to simply point and click your way to information that not only contained text, but also graphics. Now the average person can enjoy the full potential of the Internet, and especially, the fastest-growing part of the Internet called the World Wide Web." Yes, he said 1933. Apparently, the launch of Mosaic ushered in the Great Depression. Some nice shots of the original Smithsonian site, and a basic explanation of the Web by Arsenault and the narrator. How did you describe the Web in 1995? "A Web site is like a book that is divided into chapters. By clicking on the hypertext links, you choose which pages you want to view in the book. A Home Page is like the first page of the book, with a Table of Contents and general introduction into what is contained in the site." Next comes a brief introduction to domain names, FTP, Usenet, Gopher, and email, before launching into the next section: Search Engines. "When it comes to fun and entertainment, the power of the Internet is unlimited!" Search Engines (08:04) "To get started, we have to sift through the vast amounts of information on the Internet and find what we need. The best way to do this is by using one of the many Search Engines available. These sites gather the information that is out there and categorize it so we can narrow our search. One popular site to do this is called Yahoo!" The list of search engines on the slide is a great flashback. "Web Crawler, Lycos, Einet, WWW Worm, Yahoo, Info Seek, Savvy Search... and More" "Normally, these sites would take a few seconds to load to your computer, but in the interest of time, we're cutting to them through editing for the purposes of this video." Later, they cover a long-lost site called "The Weatherman," where you email your trip profile and a nice guy named George Gatto emails you a weather forecast by hand. I can't imagine that'd scale very well. Gopher (12:04) "Gophers can be a one-stop source for finding information on the Internet. This particular site has many categories to choose from. Let's keep our same subject, weather, to see how this differs from our Yahoo! search." Shopping (13:20) "The Internet has thousands of sites for shopping and many of them are grouped together in large Internet Malls... Let's try a different search engine this time. We'll use another popular one called Webcrawler." "Let's choose one... The Mega Internet Shopping List sounds promising!" I could go on all night. Later, they cover Online Games (16:36) and Online Entertainment (20:42), but the Online Magazines section (25:35) is my favorite, with screengrabs of Hotwired, Nintendo Power, and the craziest sitemap ever from a very early Time.com. "You've got a lot of exploring to do, so surf wisely and have a great time!" URL Addresses for Websites We Visited (27:35) The Smithsonian, http://www.si.edu/ The Discovery Channel Online, http://www.discovery.com The Weatherman, http://pixi.com/~gattoga/index.html The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Online, http://rockhall.com Hollywood Online, http://www.hollywood.com America Online, http://www.aol.com Yahoo!, http://www.yahoo.com The Internet Mall, http://www.mecklerweb.com:80/imall The Toystore, http://www.toystore.com Nintendo of America Online, http://www.nintendo.com Happy Puppy Game Site, http://www.happypuppy.com 3D Riddler, http://cvs.anu.edu.au/andy/rid/riddle.html CBS, http://www.cbs.com NBC, http://www.nbc.com PBS, http://www.pbs.com ESPN, http://www.espnet.sportszone.com Hotwired, http://www.hotwired.com Time, http://www.timeinc.com Price Costco Online, http://www.pricecostco.com Credits (28:15) Where are they now? Paul Barnett was Internet Power's executive producer and it was produced, directed, and edited by Steve Ducharme -- they later co-founded another company, the Internet broadcaster iShow. Bret Arsenault, originally an "Architectural Engineer, Internet Technology," is now Microsoft's Chief Security Advisor. (Here's a recent webcast featuring Bret.) Fun with VHS Now that I've nailed the workflow, I'm going to be digitizing more of my collection. If you have any other classic Internet goodness locked up on VHS, get in touch. I'll happily put it online for you. Waxy.Org Internet Power, Volume 1: Flashback to the VHS-Era Web {new window}   Www.Waxy.Org - Lately, I've started collecting old VHS tapes about the Internet from the early- to mid-1990s. While most of these are pretty corny -- think Gabe and Max's Internet Thing -- they also inadvertently captured pieces of the web that don't exist anywhere else. The Internet Archive's earliest snapshots were in late 1996, so anything before that is extremely sparse. The videos, silly as they are, still represent valuable documentation of the early web. I spent most of the day yesterday working on a workflow to digitize VHS tapes, settling on VCR to MiniDV camera my Macbook Pro with Firewire. These tapes are pretty worn, so the quality's not great, but that almost adds to their charm. Here's the result: the first volume of a two-tape collection called "Internet Power!" from 1995. I've included some select quotes and screenshots below. Internet Power - Discover the World of Online Entertainment (00:36) "The explosive growth in the number of people who have discovered the power of the Internet for learning, marketing and just plain having fun has been incredible. The Internet is changing the way we learn, work, and play forever. Today, some 35 to 40 million people from around the world are linked together through the Internet, the world's largest computer network. Students of all ages are discovering the online power of the Internet as the ultimate tool for learning. Whether you're in grade school or college or beyond, or you just want to be entertained and have a good time, the Internet has something for everyone." I love the Windows 3.1 references, and that they used 8-Ball Pool for Windows to demonstrate the power of the Internet. "But before we go too far, let's take a moment and have a look at just what the Internet is and what it takes to start surfing through Cyberspace. You may already be a net surfer and you may want to skip this section, but if you're just starting out, we suggest you spend a few minutes getting familiar with some of the most common Internet terms." Dig that mid-1990s design aesthetic. Grey background, huge 3D rendered header graphic, Times New Roman italic, centered text... It's 1995, all right. "You'll need a device to access the online world. That device is a Computer, with at least 386 power and 8 megabytes of RAM and has a modem installed that has 14.4 or greater speed or 'baud rate.' And of course, access to a phone line. If you have a slower modem, you will not be able to enjoy the growing multimedia aspects of the Internet, such as graphics, sound, and video." "You will also need a connection to the Internet that connects your computer to the millions of other computers that make up this Superhighway of Information." A number of vintage ISPs and screenshots are included, followed by an interview with a Microsoft tech named Bret Arsenault. Bret's the only person interviewed in the video, as the resident expert. "Any of the online services, such as America Online, will provide you with a connection to the Internet, along with a navigation tool called a Browser which enables you to move from location to location anywhere in the world." The browser pictured is AIR Mosaic, provided with Spry's Internet in a Box. "Parents concerned about unwanted content may want to sign up with a major online service where you can be assured that their own content is filtered, and then have your child advise you when they're going directly onto the World Wide Web and provide parental supervision as required. There are software packages in development that will assist parents in locking out unwanted Internet content in the future." "The Internet has been around since the 1960s, but it was the development of the Mosaic browser in 1933 at the University of Illinois that made it possible to simply point and click your way to information that not only contained text, but also graphics. Now the average person can enjoy the full potential of the Internet, and especially, the fastest-growing part of the Internet called the World Wide Web." Yes, he said 1933. Apparently, the launch of Mosaic ushered in the Great Depression. Some nice shots of the original Smithsonian site, and a basic explanation of the Web by Arsenault and the narrator. How did you describe the Web in 1995? "A Web site is like a book that is divided into chapters. By clicking on the hypertext links, you choose which pages you want to view in the book. A Home Page is like the first page of the book, with a Table of Contents and general introduction into what is contained in the site." Next comes a brief introduction to domain names, FTP, Usenet, Gopher, and email, before launching into the next section: Search Engines. "When it comes to fun and entertainment, the power of the Internet is unlimited!" Search Engines (08:04) "To get started, we have to sift through the vast amounts of information on the Internet and find what we need. The best way to do this is by using one of the many Search Engines available. These sites gather the information that is out there and categorize it so we can narrow our search. One popular site to do this is called Yahoo!" The list of search engines on the slide is a great flashback. "Web Crawler, Lycos, Einet, WWW Worm, Yahoo, Info Seek, Savvy Search... and More" "Normally, these sites would take a few seconds to load to your computer, but in the interest of time, we're cutting to them through editing for the purposes of this video." Later, they cover a long-lost site called "The Weatherman," where you email your trip profile and a nice guy named George Gatto emails you a weather forecast by hand. I can't imagine that'd scale very well. Gopher (12:04) "Gophers can be a one-stop source for finding information on the Internet. This particular site has many categories to choose from. Let's keep our same subject, weather, to see how this differs from our Yahoo! search." Shopping (13:20) "The Internet has thousands of sites for shopping and many of them are grouped together in large Internet Malls... Let's try a different search engine this time. We'll use another popular one called Webcrawler." "Let's choose one... The Mega Internet Shopping List sounds promising!" I could go on all night. Later, they cover Online Games (16:36) and Online Entertainment (20:42), but the Online Magazines section (25:35) is my favorite, with screengrabs of Hotwired, Nintendo Power, and the craziest sitemap ever from a very early Time.com. "You've got a lot of exploring to do, so surf wisely and have a great time!" URL Addresses for Websites We Visited (27:35) The Smithsonian, http://www.si.edu/ The Discovery Channel Online, http://www.discovery.com The Weatherman, http://pixi.com/~gattoga/index.html The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Online, http://rockhall.com Hollywood Online, http://www.hollywood.com America Online, http://www.aol.com Yahoo!, http://www.yahoo.com The Internet Mall, http://www.mecklerweb.com:80/imall The Toystore, http://www.toystore.com Nintendo of America Online, http://www.nintendo.com Happy Puppy Game Site, http://www.happypuppy.com 3D Riddler, http://cvs.anu.edu.au/andy/rid/riddle.html CBS, http://www.cbs.com NBC, http://www.nbc.com PBS, http://www.pbs.com ESPN, http://www.espnet.sportszone.com Hotwired, http://www.hotwired.com Time, http://www.timeinc.com Price Costco Online, http://www.pricecostco.com Credits (28:15) Where are they now? Paul Barnett was Internet Power's executive producer and it was produced, directed, and edited by Steve Ducharme -- they later co-founded another company, the Internet broadcaster iShow. Bret Arsenault, originally an "Architectural Engineer, Internet Technology," is now Microsoft's Chief Security Advisor. (Here's a recent webcast featuring Bret.) Fun with VHS Now that I've nailed the workflow, I'm going to be digitizing more of my collection. If you have any other classic Internet goodness locked up on VHS, get in touch. I'll happily put it online for you.
Waxy.org: Internet Power, Volume 1: Flashback to the VHS-Era Web {...}
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]]> Computers > Internet > On the Web > Weblogs > Personal > W {LITERATURE > CYBERPUNK} - Possessed: a documentary about hoarders http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/possessed-a-documentary-about-hoarders-2008036124.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/possessed-a-documentary-about-hoarders-2008036124.htm Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:42:53 GMT POSSESSED from Martin Hampton on Vimeo. Fascinating and beautifully-shot documentary that profiles four different hoarders. 'POSSESSED' enters the complicated worlds of four hoarders; people whose lives are dominated by their relationship to possessions. The film questions whether hoarding is a symptom of mental illness or a revolt against the material recklessness of consumerism. When does collecting become hoarding and why do possessions exert such an influence on our lives? Made during a Visual Anthropology Masters at Goldsmiths College London last year. Winner of the Silver Egg at Emir Kusturica's Kustendorf Film Festival, 2008. Link... Boingboing.Net Possessed: a documentary about hoarders {new window}   Www.Boingboing.Net - POSSESSED from Martin Hampton on Vimeo. Fascinating and beautifully-shot documentary that profiles four different hoarders. 'POSSESSED' enters the complicated worlds of four hoarders; people whose lives are dominated by their relationship to possessions. The film questions whether hoarding is a symptom of mental illness or a revolt against the material recklessness of consumerism. When does collecting become hoarding and why do possessions exert such an influence on our lives? Made during a Visual Anthropology Masters at Goldsmiths College London last year. Winner of the Silver Egg at Emir Kusturica's Kustendorf Film Festival, 2008. Link...
Possessed: a documentary about hoarders - Boing Boing {...}
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Category: Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk

]]> Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk {LITERATURE > CYBERPUNK} - Chiditarod: Chicago?s Urban Shopping Cart Race. http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/chiditarod-chicago-s-urban-shopping-cart-race-2008038702.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/chiditarod-chicago-s-urban-shopping-cart-race-2008038702.htm Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:51:22 GMT Image: "Poultry in Motion" team, shot by Peter Holderness. Brad Flora says, Last weekend, 500 Chicago hipsters, jocks, comedians, executives, bookworms and "colorful personalities" competed in a five-mile shopping cart race through the streets of Chicago. Dressed in lavish costumes, they pulled their carts, dog sled-style down sidewalks and through traffic, collecting canned goods for charity as they went and always looking for opportunities to sabotage their opponents. It's called the Chiditarod and I sent 10 reporters with hand held cameras to embed with specific teams and capture their races. Link (main page is Flash-based)... Boingboing.Net Chiditarod: Chicago?s Urban Shopping Cart Race. {new window}   Www.Boingboing.Net - Image: "Poultry in Motion" team, shot by Peter Holderness. Brad Flora says, Last weekend, 500 Chicago hipsters, jocks, comedians, executives, bookworms and "colorful personalities" competed in a five-mile shopping cart race through the streets of Chicago. Dressed in lavish costumes, they pulled their carts, dog sled-style down sidewalks and through traffic, collecting canned goods for charity as they went and always looking for opportunities to sabotage their opponents. It's called the Chiditarod and I sent 10 reporters with hand held cameras to embed with specific teams and capture their races. Link (main page is Flash-based)...
Chiditarod: Chicago?s Urban Shopping Cart Race. - Boing Boing {...}
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Category: Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk

]]> Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk {INTERNET > BLOGS} - More from the Munsters http://articles.world-of-newave.info/computers/internet/web-design-and-development/authoring/webmaster-resources/affiliate-programs/blogs/more-from-the-munsters-2008032072.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/computers/internet/web-design-and-development/authoring/webmaster-resources/affiliate-programs/blogs/more-from-the-munsters-2008032072.htm Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:34:13 GMT Just stole this from our P.R. department, hehehe. Feel free to take and adapt for your own use.***The Munsters TV Show Celebrates 40 Years TV?s The Munsters celebrate 40 years at 1313 Mockingbird Lane this September with the introduction of the first-everHalloween village with The Munsters theme and a model of Grandpa Munster?s "Dragula" dragster.Niles, Illinois August 31, 2004? The Munsters, America?s most frighteningly funny family, have continued to attract some of the most loyal television program fans over the past 40 years, a pretty impressive feat considering the show only ran for 38 episodes. Similar to the characters on The Munsters, these fans aren?t your normal fans who are satisfied merely watching the syndicated programs on television. Oleg Krylov who grew up with The Munsters says, "We Munsters fans are nearly as wacky as the characters themselves". The term enthusiastic is an understatement for The Munsters fans, some of whom have even gone to the great lengths of building homes that are exact replicas of the Munsters house as well as cars that look exactly like the Grandpa?s coffin shaped "Dragula" dragster.Fans celebrate The Munsters 40th year at 1313 Mockingbird Lane this September, with the introduction of the first ever, The Munsters Halloween collectible village. Authorized by Universal Studios and available only from Hawthorne Village, this new Munsters collectible is one of the most anticipated items for avid Munster fans everywhere. Friends will be as green as Herman when they catch a glimpse of The Munsters Halloween Village that features character figurines, spooky sound effects, and eerie glowing lights. Free highly collectible character figurines of Herman, Lily, Grandpa and Eddie, are included along with a 6- piece jack-o?-lantern lamplight set, a $65.00 value.Not all of The Munsters fans have room for a life-size version of Grandpa?s "Dragula" dragster, the ghoulish car designed by George Barris. However they can still show their loyalty with an Ertl die-cast collectible version by Hamilton Authenticated. The 1:18 scale model features a "coffin" body on a tube chassis, radiator, tombstone grille, bat-shaped forced air scoops, and metal organ exhaust pipes just like those on Grandpa?s original "Dragula" dragster.Exclusivity only increases the desirability and potential value of The Munsters collectibles. The first-ever, limited edition The Munsters Halloween Village mentioned here is a exclusive acquisition of collectiblestoday.com and its affiliates, the leading international provider for limited-edition collectibles, through an exclusive arrangement and officially authorized by Universal Studios. The Munsters collectible village,Grandpa?s "Dragula" dragster and more movie and TV -themed collectibles are available at Collectibles Today, The Bradford Exchange?s online marketing arm.Collectibles Today is the premier Internet shopping site for unique, quality collectibles and giftware from the finest companies worldwide, offering collecting expertise, excellence and excitement for collectors as they pursue their passion for collecting. Collectibles Today is the online marketing arm of The Bradford Exchange and its affiliates, the leading international provider of fine limited-edition collectibles. This founding relationship endows Collectibles Today with a heritage of almost three decades of experience in the collectibles market, with a sterling reputation for superior quality and exceptional customer service unparalleled in the industry. No other online collectibles company sells to more collectors with more fine products than Collectibles Today; and no other online collectibles company has the resources and industry knowledge to consistently identify, encourage and spearhead new trends in collecting. Just as The Bradford Exchange laid the first cornerstone for the present day collectibles market, so now Collectibles Today is leading the collectibles industry and collectors into an exciting new future.### Collectibles-today.Blogspot.Com More from the Munsters {new window}   Collectibles-today.Blogspot.Com - Just stole this from our P.R. department, hehehe. Feel free to take and adapt for your own use.***The Munsters TV Show Celebrates 40 Years TV?s The Munsters celebrate 40 years at 1313 Mockingbird Lane this September with the introduction of the first-everHalloween village with The Munsters theme and a model of Grandpa Munster?s "Dragula" dragster.Niles, Illinois August 31, 2004? The Munsters, America?s most frighteningly funny family, have continued to attract some of the most loyal television program fans over the past 40 years, a pretty impressive feat considering the show only ran for 38 episodes. Similar to the characters on The Munsters, these fans aren?t your normal fans who are satisfied merely watching the syndicated programs on television. Oleg Krylov who grew up with The Munsters says, "We Munsters fans are nearly as wacky as the characters themselves". The term enthusiastic is an understatement for The Munsters fans, some of whom have even gone to the great lengths of building homes that are exact replicas of the Munsters house as well as cars that look exactly like the Grandpa?s coffin shaped "Dragula" dragster.Fans celebrate The Munsters 40th year at 1313 Mockingbird Lane this September, with the introduction of the first ever, The Munsters Halloween collectible village. Authorized by Universal Studios and available only from Hawthorne Village, this new Munsters collectible is one of the most anticipated items for avid Munster fans everywhere. Friends will be as green as Herman when they catch a glimpse of The Munsters Halloween Village that features character figurines, spooky sound effects, and eerie glowing lights. Free highly collectible character figurines of Herman, Lily, Grandpa and Eddie, are included along with a 6- piece jack-o?-lantern lamplight set, a $65.00 value.Not all of The Munsters fans have room for a life-size version of Grandpa?s "Dragula" dragster, the ghoulish car designed by George Barris. However they can still show their loyalty with an Ertl die-cast collectible version by Hamilton Authenticated. The 1:18 scale model features a "coffin" body on a tube chassis, radiator, tombstone grille, bat-shaped forced air scoops, and metal organ exhaust pipes just like those on Grandpa?s original "Dragula" dragster.Exclusivity only increases the desirability and potential value of The Munsters collectibles. The first-ever, limited edition The Munsters Halloween Village mentioned here is a exclusive acquisition of collectiblestoday.com and its affiliates, the leading international provider for limited-edition collectibles, through an exclusive arrangement and officially authorized by Universal Studios. The Munsters collectible village,Grandpa?s "Dragula" dragster and more movie and TV -themed collectibles are available at Collectibles Today, The Bradford Exchange?s online marketing arm.Collectibles Today is the premier Internet shopping site for unique, quality collectibles and giftware from the finest companies worldwide, offering collecting expertise, excellence and excitement for collectors as they pursue their passion for collecting. Collectibles Today is the online marketing arm of The Bradford Exchange and its affiliates, the leading international provider of fine limited-edition collectibles. This founding relationship endows Collectibles Today with a heritage of almost three decades of experience in the collectibles market, with a sterling reputation for superior quality and exceptional customer service unparalleled in the industry. No other online collectibles company sells to more collectors with more fine products than Collectibles Today; and no other online collectibles company has the resources and industry knowledge to consistently identify, encourage and spearhead new trends in collecting. Just as The Bradford Exchange laid the first cornerstone for the present day collectibles market, so now Collectibles Today is leading the collectibles industry and collectors into an exciting new future.###
Collectibles Today: More from the Munsters {...}
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]]> Computers > Internet > Web Design and Development > Authoring > Webmaster Resources > Affiliate Programs > Blogs {RETAIL TRADE > NEWS AND MEDIA} - Retail Loyalty Programs: The Value of Privacy http://articles.world-of-newave.info/business/retail-trade/news-and-media/retail-loyalty-programs-the-value-of-privacy-20080268616.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/business/retail-trade/news-and-media/retail-loyalty-programs-the-value-of-privacy-20080268616.htm Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:29:58 GMT Grocery retailers have been collecting extensive data on their shoppers habits through their frequent shopper programs for more than a decade. Many non-grocery retailers have their own version of frequent... Retailindustry.About.Com Retail Loyalty Programs: The Value of Privacy {new window}   Retailindustry.About.Com - Grocery retailers have been collecting extensive data on their shoppers habits through their frequent shopper programs for more than a decade. Many non-grocery retailers have their own version of frequent...
Retail Loyalty Programs: The Value of Privacy {...}
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]]> Business > Retail Trade > News and Media {ISSUES > BIAS AND BALANCE} - Novak falsely suggested House Dems allowed FISA to lapse http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/novak-falsely-suggested-house-dems-allowed-fisa-2008023007.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/novak-falsely-suggested-house-dems-allowed-fisa-2008023007.htm Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:58:51 GMT In his February 18 column, syndicated columnist Robert Novak asserted that "[a] closed-door caucus of House Democrats" had "instructed Speaker Nancy Pelosi [D-CA] to call President Bush's bluff on extending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to continue eavesdropping on suspected foreign terrorists." Novak added, "Pelosi obeyed her caucus and left town for a week-long recess without renewing the government's eroding intelligence capability." Novak also reported: "Last Friday morning, debating two backbench Republicans on a nearly deserted House floor, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer [D-MD] said there was no danger in letting the FISA legislation lapse temporarily." In fact, FISA did not lapse or expire. What expired was the Protect America Act (PAA), which amended FISA and, among other things, expanded the government's authority to eavesdrop on Americans' domestic-to-foreign communications without a warrant. Indeed, Pelosi noted in a February 13 statement that "the underlying Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which provides for the surveillance of terrorists and provides that in emergencies surveillance can begin without warrant, remains intact and available to our intelligence agencies." The Washington Post reported in a February 14 article headlined "If the Law Expires," that if the PAA expired, "[t]he government would retain all the powers it had before last August under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which requires the government to obtain court approval for surveillance conducted on U.S. soil or against U.S. targets." Further, a February 14 New York Times article reported: The lapsing of the deadline would have little practical effect on intelligence gathering. Intelligence officials would be able to intercept communications from Qaeda members or other identified terrorist groups for a year after the initial eavesdropping authorization for that particular group. If a new terrorist group is identified after Saturday, intelligence officials would not be able to use the broadened eavesdropping authority. They would be able to seek a warrant under the more restrictive standards in place for three decades through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Additionally, Novak wrote that "the Democratic leadership Wednesday brought up another bill simply extending FISA authority, this time for 21 days." In fact, the House voted that day on a 21-day extension of the PAA, not of FISA. Regarding the 34 Democrats who voted against extending the PAA again, Novak falsely stated that "most were [Rep. Dennis] Kucinich Democrats who intuitively oppose any anti-terrorist proposal." In fact, 28 of the 34 Democrats who voted against the extension voted in favor of the Improving Foreign Intelligence Surveillance to Defend the Nation Act of 2007 on August 3, 2007. That bill would have, among other things, amended FISA to provide that "a court order is not required for the acquisition of the contents of any communication between persons that are not located within the United States for the purpose of collecting foreign intelligence information, without respect to whether the communication passes through the United States or the surveillance device is located within the United States." Additionally, 31 of those 34 Democrats voted in favor of the Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act (the RESTORE Act) on November 15, 2007. That bill contained the same language regarding interception of foreign-to-foreign communications as the Improving Foreign Intelligence Surveillance to Defend the Nation Act of 2007. From Novak's February 18 column: A closed-door caucus of House Democrats last Wednesday took a risky political course. By 4 to 1, they instructed Speaker Nancy Pelosi to call President Bush's bluff on extending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to continue eavesdropping on suspected foreign terrorists. Rather than passing the bill with a minority of the House's Democratic majority, Pelosi obeyed her caucus and left town for a week-long recess without renewing the government's eroding intelligence capability. Pelosi could have exercised leadership prerogatives and called up the FISA bill to pass with unanimous Republican support. Instead, she refused to bring to the floor a bill approved overwhelmingly by the Senate. House Democratic opposition included left-wing members typified by Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH], but they were only a small faction of those opposed. The true reason for blocking the bill was Senate-passed retroactive immunity to protect from lawsuits private telecommunications firms asked to eavesdrop by the government. The nation's torts bar, vigorously pursuing such suits, has spent months lobbying hard against immunity. [...] Instead, the Democratic leadership Wednesday brought up another bill simply extending FISA authority, this time for 21 days. Republicans refused to go along because it did not provide phone companies with the necessary immunity. It still could have passed with support from Democrats alone, and the leadership surely thought that would happen when it was brought to the floor Wednesday. But it failed, 229 to 191, with 34 Democrats voting no despite pleas for support from their leaders. The opponents included three congressmen who signed the letter to Pelosi advocating immunity from lawsuits, but most were Kucinich Democrats who intuitively oppose any anti-terrorist proposal. Clearly, opposition to the [Sen. John D.] Rockefeller [D-WV] bill shown in the subsequent House Democratic caucus derived less from Kucinich's phobia about tough anti-terror countermeasures than obeisance to generous trial lawyers. Pelosi had to decide whether to pass the bill with a minority of her party, which can be dangerous for any leader of a House majority. In October 1998, Republican Speaker Newt Gingrich passed the Clinton administration's budget with 30 percent Republican support, less than a month before GOP losses in midterm elections forced his resignation from Congress. Nothing will be done until the House formally returns Feb. 25, and the adjournment resolution was constructed so that Bush cannot summon Congress back into session. Last Friday morning, debating two backbench Republicans on a nearly deserted House floor, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said there was no danger in letting the FISA legislation lapse temporarily. Democrats hope that will be the reaction of voters, as Republicans attack what happened last week. Mediamatters.Org Novak falsely suggested House Dems allowed FISA to lapse {new window}   Mediamatters.Org - In his February 18 column, syndicated columnist Robert Novak asserted that "[a] closed-door caucus of House Democrats" had "instructed Speaker Nancy Pelosi [D-CA] to call President Bush's bluff on extending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to continue eavesdropping on suspected foreign terrorists." Novak added, "Pelosi obeyed her caucus and left town for a week-long recess without renewing the government's eroding intelligence capability." Novak also reported: "Last Friday morning, debating two backbench Republicans on a nearly deserted House floor, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer [D-MD] said there was no danger in letting the FISA legislation lapse temporarily." In fact, FISA did not lapse or expire. What expired was the Protect America Act (PAA), which amended FISA and, among other things, expanded the government's authority to eavesdrop on Americans' domestic-to-foreign communications without a warrant. Indeed, Pelosi noted in a February 13 statement that "the underlying Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which provides for the surveillance of terrorists and provides that in emergencies surveillance can begin without warrant, remains intact and available to our intelligence agencies." The Washington Post reported in a February 14 article headlined "If the Law Expires," that if the PAA expired, "[t]he government would retain all the powers it had before last August under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which requires the government to obtain court approval for surveillance conducted on U.S. soil or against U.S. targets." Further, a February 14 New York Times article reported: The lapsing of the deadline would have little practical effect on intelligence gathering. Intelligence officials would be able to intercept communications from Qaeda members or other identified terrorist groups for a year after the initial eavesdropping authorization for that particular group. If a new terrorist group is identified after Saturday, intelligence officials would not be able to use the broadened eavesdropping authority. They would be able to seek a warrant under the more restrictive standards in place for three decades through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Additionally, Novak wrote that "the Democratic leadership Wednesday brought up another bill simply extending FISA authority, this time for 21 days." In fact, the House voted that day on a 21-day extension of the PAA, not of FISA. Regarding the 34 Democrats who voted against extending the PAA again, Novak falsely stated that "most were [Rep. Dennis] Kucinich Democrats who intuitively oppose any anti-terrorist proposal." In fact, 28 of the 34 Democrats who voted against the extension voted in favor of the Improving Foreign Intelligence Surveillance to Defend the Nation Act of 2007 on August 3, 2007. That bill would have, among other things, amended FISA to provide that "a court order is not required for the acquisition of the contents of any communication between persons that are not located within the United States for the purpose of collecting foreign intelligence information, without respect to whether the communication passes through the United States or the surveillance device is located within the United States." Additionally, 31 of those 34 Democrats voted in favor of the Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act (the RESTORE Act) on November 15, 2007. That bill contained the same language regarding interception of foreign-to-foreign communications as the Improving Foreign Intelligence Surveillance to Defend the Nation Act of 2007. From Novak's February 18 column: A closed-door caucus of House Democrats last Wednesday took a risky political course. By 4 to 1, they instructed Speaker Nancy Pelosi to call President Bush's bluff on extending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to continue eavesdropping on suspected foreign terrorists. Rather than passing the bill with a minority of the House's Democratic majority, Pelosi obeyed her caucus and left town for a week-long recess without renewing the government's eroding intelligence capability. Pelosi could have exercised leadership prerogatives and called up the FISA bill to pass with unanimous Republican support. Instead, she refused to bring to the floor a bill approved overwhelmingly by the Senate. House Democratic opposition included left-wing members typified by Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH], but they were only a small faction of those opposed. The true reason for blocking the bill was Senate-passed retroactive immunity to protect from lawsuits private telecommunications firms asked to eavesdrop by the government. The nation's torts bar, vigorously pursuing such suits, has spent months lobbying hard against immunity. [...] Instead, the Democratic leadership Wednesday brought up another bill simply extending FISA authority, this time for 21 days. Republicans refused to go along because it did not provide phone companies with the necessary immunity. It still could have passed with support from Democrats alone, and the leadership surely thought that would happen when it was brought to the floor Wednesday. But it failed, 229 to 191, with 34 Democrats voting no despite pleas for support from their leaders. The opponents included three congressmen who signed the letter to Pelosi advocating immunity from lawsuits, but most were Kucinich Democrats who intuitively oppose any anti-terrorist proposal. Clearly, opposition to the [Sen. John D.] Rockefeller [D-WV] bill shown in the subsequent House Democratic caucus derived less from Kucinich's phobia about tough anti-terror countermeasures than obeisance to generous trial lawyers. Pelosi had to decide whether to pass the bill with a minority of her party, which can be dangerous for any leader of a House majority. In October 1998, Republican Speaker Newt Gingrich passed the Clinton administration's budget with 30 percent Republican support, less than a month before GOP losses in midterm elections forced his resignation from Congress. Nothing will be done until the House formally returns Feb. 25, and the adjournment resolution was constructed so that Bush cannot summon Congress back into session. Last Friday morning, debating two backbench Republicans on a nearly deserted House floor, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said there was no danger in letting the FISA legislation lapse temporarily. Democrats hope that will be the reaction of voters, as Republicans attack what happened last week.
Media Matters - Novak falsely suggested House Dems allowed FISA to lapse {...} Robert Novak asserted that "[a] closed-door caucus of House Democrats" had "instructed Speaker Nancy Pelosi to call President Bush's bluff on extending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to continue eavesdropping on suspected foreign terrorists" and that "Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said there was no danger in letting the FISA legislation lapse temporarily." In fact, FISA did not lapse or expire; what expired was the Protect America Act (PAA), which amended FISA. Additionally, Novak falsely stated that "the Democratic leadership Wednesday brought up another bill simply extending FISA authority, this time for 21 days" and that most of the Democrats who voted against the bill "intuitively oppose any anti-terrorist proposal." In fact, the House voted on an extension to the PAA, not FISA, and most of the Democrats who voted against the extension have supported other bills to allow surveillance of suspected terrorists. {...}
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]]> Society > Issues > Business > Media > Bias and Balance {LITERATURE > CYBERPUNK} - Paranoia magazine in Washington Post http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/paranoia-magazine-in-washington-post-2008025387.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/paranoia-magazine-in-washington-post-2008025387.htm Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:43:53 GMT Today's Washington Post has a profile of Paranoia magazine, a terrific print magazine about wild conspiracies, Forteana, and the paranormal. I remember when Paranoia first launched in 1992 during the print 'zine heyday. I haven't read Paranoia in a while but I'm going out later to find a copy at my local independent newsagent. From the Washington Post: I decided to ask the co-editors, Joan D'Arc and Al Hidell. I called and Joan D'Arc answered. Well, I wasn't born yesterday so I knew that name was fake -- a subtle reference to Joan of Arc. So I asked her: "What's your real name?" She refused to tell me. "You must surely realize that there are people out there who hate us and would want to harm us." She told me that editing Paranoia was not a full-time job so I asked her what she did for a living. "I'm not at liberty to discuss that," she said. Apparently, when you're exposing the secret government you can't be too careful. D'Arc told me that Paranoia was born in 1992 in Providence, R.I., where she ran an alternative bookstore called Newspeak, which hosted weekly meetings of the Providence Conspiracy League. The league started collecting conspiracy information and storing it in a big loose-leaf binder with a picture of Lee Harvey Oswald on the cover. And the binder led to the magazine. Link to the Washington Post article, Link to Paranoia (via The Anomalist)... Boingboing.Net Paranoia magazine in Washington Post {new window}   Www.Boingboing.Net - Today's Washington Post has a profile of Paranoia magazine, a terrific print magazine about wild conspiracies, Forteana, and the paranormal. I remember when Paranoia first launched in 1992 during the print 'zine heyday. I haven't read Paranoia in a while but I'm going out later to find a copy at my local independent newsagent. From the Washington Post: I decided to ask the co-editors, Joan D'Arc and Al Hidell. I called and Joan D'Arc answered. Well, I wasn't born yesterday so I knew that name was fake -- a subtle reference to Joan of Arc. So I asked her: "What's your real name?" She refused to tell me. "You must surely realize that there are people out there who hate us and would want to harm us." She told me that editing Paranoia was not a full-time job so I asked her what she did for a living. "I'm not at liberty to discuss that," she said. Apparently, when you're exposing the secret government you can't be too careful. D'Arc told me that Paranoia was born in 1992 in Providence, R.I., where she ran an alternative bookstore called Newspeak, which hosted weekly meetings of the Providence Conspiracy League. The league started collecting conspiracy information and storing it in a big loose-leaf binder with a picture of Lee Harvey Oswald on the cover. And the binder led to the magazine. Link to the Washington Post article, Link to Paranoia (via The Anomalist)...
Paranoia magazine in Washington Post - Boing Boing {...}
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Category: Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk

]]> Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk {EUROPE > NEWS AND MEDIA} - Mitchell's urine habit 'relevant' http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/scotland/news-and-media/mitchell-s-urine-habit-relevant-2008028318.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/scotland/news-and-media/mitchell-s-urine-habit-relevant-2008028318.htm Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:46:11 GMT Trial comments about Luke Mitchell collecting bottles of urine were acceptable, appeal judges are told. News.Bbc.Co.Uk Mitchell's urine habit 'relevant' {new window}   News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Trial comments about Luke Mitchell collecting bottles of urine were acceptable, appeal judges are told.
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Mitchell's urine habit 'relevant' {...}
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]]> Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland > News and Media {INTERNET > W} - Pirating the 2008 Oscars (Now with 6 Years of Data) http://articles.world-of-newave.info/computers/internet/on-the-web/weblogs/personal/w/pirating-the-2008-oscars-now-with-6-years-of-data-2008029752.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/computers/internet/on-the-web/weblogs/personal/w/pirating-the-2008-oscars-now-with-6-years-of-data-2008029752.htm Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:30:22 GMT Every year, the Academy tries to stop Oscar films from leaking online. And every year, they leak all the same. I've been tracking Oscar piracy since 2004, but I've decided to up the ante, releasing all the underlying data and extending it to 2003. Six years of Oscar piracy data on all 186 nominated films from 2003 to 2008 -- including US release dates for Academy screeners, cams, telesyncs, R5/telecines, screener leaks and retail DVD rips -- can all be viewed or downloaded below. View: Google Spreadsheets Download: Excel (with formulas) Download: CSV This year, all but six of the 34 nominated films were available in DVD quality by the last week of January. This is about consistent with past years, but we're seeing a shift towards studios releasing DVDs closer to their theatrical date. This trend, combined with the new availability of high-quality Region 5 rips from overseas, is making the screener leak less meaningful. After all, why bother releasing the screener if the retail DVD or a direct-from-film transfer is already out? Collecting this data took me all day, so I'm going to publish my analysis and pretty charts tomorrow. [read more...] Waxy.Org Pirating the 2008 Oscars (Now with 6 Years of Data) {new window}   Www.Waxy.Org - Every year, the Academy tries to stop Oscar films from leaking online. And every year, they leak all the same. I've been tracking Oscar piracy since 2004, but I've decided to up the ante, releasing all the underlying data and extending it to 2003. Six years of Oscar piracy data on all 186 nominated films from 2003 to 2008 -- including US release dates for Academy screeners, cams, telesyncs, R5/telecines, screener leaks and retail DVD rips -- can all be viewed or downloaded below. View: Google Spreadsheets Download: Excel (with formulas) Download: CSV This year, all but six of the 34 nominated films were available in DVD quality by the last week of January. This is about consistent with past years, but we're seeing a shift towards studios releasing DVDs closer to their theatrical date. This trend, combined with the new availability of high-quality Region 5 rips from overseas, is making the screener leak less meaningful. After all, why bother releasing the screener if the retail DVD or a direct-from-film transfer is already out? Collecting this data took me all day, so I'm going to publish my analysis and pretty charts tomorrow. [read more...]
Waxy.org: Pirating the 2008 Oscars (Now with 6 Years of Data) {...}
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