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Hurricane Katrina

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by curiosity and because i really wanted to try and understand what a lot of people is doing to help, i have collected some links. they are not particularly organized.

PART-15.ORG Archives Emergency-Relief List (PART-15.ORG Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts)

VoIP team (from Part-15.org Archives Message) – “We have about 10 people in the team currently. We`re looking for anyone who`s got some VoIP knowledge and isn`t otherwise committed to P15`s efforts. Please don`t sign up if you`re already on another team! I don`t want to suck talent away from WiFi/RF stuff or anything else.” (The P15-voip archive). by curiosity: one of the persons on this list, Mark Cohen, has also been on the Jhai project deploying Pedal Powered PCs and VoIP in Laos.

The Air Care Alliance – “The Air Care Alliance is a nationwide league of humanitarian flying organizations whose volunteer pilots are dedicated to community service.”

Hurricane Katrina Resources – “Responding to the devastation in the Gulf Coast region of the U.S. as a result of Hurricane Katrina, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is making every effort to assist in recovery efforts. Our heartfelt and deepest sympathies are extended to those who have lost loved ones as a result of the hurricane.”

KatrinaHousing.net | Helping people find housing information

some local blogs (from Glória Fácil, that saw the links in Blasfémias):
– Metroblogs
– DeadlyKatrina
– Kaye’s Hurricane
– The Times-Picayune blog
– John’s

a “blog” on fox news: FOXNews.com – FOX Fan – Harrigan on the Hunt – Alone and Afraid

the impressions by Luís Costa Ribas, reporter that SIC sent to New Orleans and that said that was sleeping in his car, because there were no other place to go (in portuguese). it seems to be a blog – “Domingo, 4 de Setembro

Acordei às seis e quinze da manhã, dorido e mal descansado. Às sete horas da manhã (hora de Lisboa) tenho o primeiro directo para o Primeiro Jornal. O jantar tinha sido barras de cereais, proteínas e água. O pequeno-almoço foi barras de cereais, proteínas, água e um refresco enlatado de cafeína.

Sinto-me pouco à vontade, tal como os restantes jornalistas. Olhamo-nos por cima do ombro, a passar os toalhetes no tronco e a mudar de t-shirt junto ao carro, na rua, transformando rituais privados em relutantes espectáculos públicos. ”

# update on 2005/09/06 15:40h
how could i forgot the indymedia link:
New Orleans Independent Media Center

the links i am publishing here are influenced by my attraction to follow one theme that i think is very very important nowadays: the use you can give to the new technologies in places that suffered some natural or not so natural devastation. i am talking about reestablishing communications, give tools to the various organizations that are trying to work side by side. all that coordination and also the talking to the base has to go trough some new channels, and for that you can use Wi-Fi, long distance Wi-Fi, Mesh networks, VoIP, satellite IP communications, and of course all the natural group-ware (web) software you can get to put all those people talking to each-other and to theirs mother-ships…

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Fidel Castro oferece ajuda aos EUA (New Orleans)

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Li no jornal público, no dossier (sobre o Furacão Katrina) a notícia da oferta de ajuda de Fidel Castro… será que os EUA não vão aceitar essa ajuda?

Furacão “Katrina”: Fidel Castro oferece ajuda de 1100 médicos
Sabado, 3 de Setembro de 2005

O Presidente cubano Fidel Castro propôs ontem aos Estados Unidos o envio de 1100 médicos e 26,4 toneladas de medicamentos para ajudar as vítimas do furacão “Katrina” que na segunda-feira devastou os estados do Luisiana e do Mississipi.
…

não dá para acreditar…
🙁

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Ascii project in Amsterdam

I had already read something about the ascii project from the Internet, but now that I am trying to get to know more, it’s really getting more interesting.

for now I am just publishing some links:

– ascii moves to the javastraat — Ascii

– ASCII site (in english)

ASCII has a interesting translation “Amsterdam Subversive Center for Information Interchange”.

The project involves a place (in a squat), where you can use the internet, get to learn things about it, and there is lots of recycling, use and abuse of open source.

It’s a very nice project and I intend to learn much more and maybe try to help wherever I can.

I will listen to talk at the WTH – “Community wireless NL”, Wireless networks in Amsterdam and Leiden (Rudi Van Drunen, Jaap and Rop Gonggrijp), where there will be some talk about another very interesting project… – Amsterdam Network Collective – een draadloos (internet) netwerk in Amsterdam.

We will see.

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o vídeo “Era uma vez um Arrastão”

ERA UMA VEZ UM ARRASTÃO
um vídeo de Diana Andringa

Dez de Junho, praia de Carcavelos. Muitos jovens juntam-se ao sol. Há tensão e insultos. Depois chegará a polícia. Às 20h, as televisões apresentam ao país “o arrastão”, um crime massivo, centenas de assaltantes negros, em pleno Dia de Portugal.

O noticiário torna-se narrativa apaixonada de um país de insegurança e “gangs”, terror e vigilância.
A maré engole vários testemunhos sobre uma inventona e o próprio desmentido policial da primeira versão dos incidentes.

“Era uma vez um arrastão” passa em revista um crime que nunca existiu, a atitude dos media perante uma história explosiva e as consequências políticas e sociais de uma notícia falsa. Antes que esta nova crise de pânico passe ao arquivo morto, é necessário inscrevê-la na história da manipulação de massas em Portugal.

moc.oohaynull@oatsarramuzevamuare
http://www.eraumavezumarrastao.net

vídeos disponíveis em banda larga – 256KB e em banda estreita – 64KB (ambos alojados no archive.org).

Parabéns ao grupo da Andringa por este vídeo.

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uma ideia interessante – mouse.org

como muitas vezes quando estamos a navegar, tropeçamos em coisas muito interessantes…

desta vez cheguei à organização mouse.org que é uma iniciativa que põe os próprios miúdos com as suas capacidades informáticas a cuidar e com responsabilidades na manutenção dos equipamentos informáticos das suas escolas… é uma ideia que inclui solidariedade, responsabilidade.

em suma parece-me bonito!

[ cheguei aqui pelo vlog da Ryanne’s Video Blog e especificamente uma entrada dela – What I did Yesterday. aí ficamos a conhecer um pouco o candidato Rasiej – Advocates for Rasiej » VideoBlog… ]

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quem lê as nossas reclamações e desabafos sobre marcas e serviços?

Parece que algumas empresas estão a começar a “ler blogs” como parte dos seus estudos de mercado…

discussão no Slashdot | Marketers Scan Blogs For Brand Insights (artigo original do WSJ.com – Marketers Scan Blogs
For Brand Insights).

numa entrada do slash podemos ler:

It’s been a maxim in customer service for a very long time that a single angry customer cancels out the effect of twenty (or insert some 10 thousands of happy customers, simply because so many people are using the Internet for research now. We had an issue with Acer lately, started a campaign, got some great positions on general Acer related keywords on Google (thanks to a blog), and even ran some Adwords slating them. Hopefully it lost them quite a few sales.

Likewise, I had an issue at a Travelodge motel, and they did not acknowledge my complaint at all. My story (on my blog) was picked up by a newspaper here in the UK and suddenly Travelodge were very apologetic. That said, Travelodge did a very good job of accomodating us, and my faith in them is very much renewed.

But, yes, blogs really amplify opinion, especially if it gets picked up by Google nicely 😉 (There was also the case of the lock company whose locks could be picked with a biro pen, they failed to rectify the situation, and the blogosphere hit them hard.)
 (Peter Cooper).

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o consumo de combustível, a poluição e a lógica não ambientalista… nos EUA

Podemos ler num artigo no NYT:

“The fuel economy of the average new vehicle sold fell to 20.7 miles a gallon in 2003 models from 22.1 miles a gallon in 1988 models. Regulations permit light trucks to consume significantly more gas than cars; the most recent Congressional effort to tighten the regulatory system was defeated in the Senate this week.”

é de facto triste que tenham aceite poluir mais com carros maiores, foi (ou é) uma moda triste.

🙁