Monthly Archives: January 2007

Cancelled TV

Posted on January 24, 2007 by

In a forum I participate we talked about TV shows we liked and got cancelled too early. This is my (probably incomplete) list. I tried to cluster them according to genre, but many of them should belong to more than … Continue reading →

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kPod: Selecting Kosher Products Faster

Posted on January 23, 2007 by

For one of my classes I had to write a proposal in which I ” describe how the affordances of the technology (broadly conceived) are inspired by at least one piece of work from each of the fields of Information … Continue reading →

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Peacemakers In Action

Posted on January 23, 2007 by

According to Amazon.com the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding published two weeks ago a book edited by David Little titled “Peacemakers In Action: Profiles of Religion in Conflict Resolution.” I didn’t find it on their publication page, but I did … Continue reading →

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Éliphas Lévi and the Kabbalah (2006)

Posted on January 22, 2007 by

Here is a review (or more like description) of a book that does not fit into my narrow Jewish Kabbalistic interests on at least multiple accounts. Éliphas Lévi and the Kabbalah – The Masonic and French Connection of the American … Continue reading →

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Snow pictures

Posted on January 21, 2007 by

Ten nights ago 2-3 inches of snow fell down. Many school districts, including Renton’s closed down because of that. This meant that Anya didn’t have to go to work. I decided also not to go in, because traffic and road … Continue reading →

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I am a scholar

Posted on January 21, 2007 by

A received an email from an unknown person asking for a specific section of a school paper I wrote 4 years ago. I emailed her back t requested file and learned that she read my paper online. I was surprised … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Muslims and Jews

Posted on January 19, 2007 by

I came across two articles about Los Angeles Muslims and Jewish coming together. The JewishJournal reported it first. Then YNetNews.com summarized it. Both article reads as careful politics with tentative movements on all sides. It is a recap of how … Continue reading →

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Thursday’s Child

Posted on January 18, 2007 by

I just received an email about the Thursday’s Child initiative. It is a multifaith exhibition and event in London, set for July 7-8. The vent will include 200 stands, where representatives of 9 major faiths (Baha’ís, Buddhism, Christian, Hindu, Islam, … Continue reading →

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Investigating AskMoses.com based on the Value Sensitive Design methodology

Posted on January 17, 2007 by

For one of my classes I was asked to “working with the Value Sensitive Design methodology, please write 1-2 pages if you were reporting briefly on a small conceptual investigation. Here is what I submitted. AskMoses.com is an “online resource … Continue reading →

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The Bio-Falha project

Posted on January 17, 2007 by

Here is a five minute video clip (with English subtitles) on joint Palestinian/Israeli organic farming workshops. It was shot in the village of Budrus, West Bank, Palestine, 2006. It is a cooperation between Jewish organic farmers and a Palestinian family/village … Continue reading →

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