Monday, September 26, 2005

Native American Exploration Native American Exploration. A Native American Scoops Lewis and Clark. Moncacht-apé, a Yazoo Indian, traveled up the Missouri and to the Pacific 100 years before Lewis and Clark. He told his story to the Frenchman Le Page du Pratz, who recorded it as part of his 1758 Histoire de la Lousiane (new translations here). Thomas Jefferson owned the book, as did Meriwether Lewis. But a walk to the Pacific Ocean was no big deal for the Mississippi native--after all he had walked to Niagara Falls a few years earlier. [MetaFilter] 8:27:53 PM

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Faust-10 Faust-10 Cartoonist posted a photo: Goethes Faust, mit Bildern von F. Simm. Ohne Jahresangabe, Deutsche Verlagsanstalt Stuttgart und Berlin. Probably from the twenties or thirties. - Cartoonist [Cartoonist's Photos] 6:35:41 PM

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The Storm 5 The Storm 5 Iuliana posted a photo: Mixed technique on paper inspired by William Shakespeare's play The Storm. Set design scketch... - Iuliana [Iuliana's Photos] 6:26:19 PM

Wi-Fi Networking News Who's Hot Today? Clayton (N.C.), Alexandria (Va.), Hermiston (Ore.). Phoenix (Ariz.), Kansas City (Mo.). Clayton, N.C., may blanket town: The 12,000-person town considers deploying Wi-Fi for access to less-affluent citizens, and to attract tourists. The town will spend $10,000 to deploy free wireless in a few limited areas this year. Alexandria, Va., implements first phase of citywide service: Incumbents haven't made a peep in this affluent suburb with its own rich history. Alexandria is focusing on outdoor use, not a replacement for indoor wired services. Hermiston, Ore., has 700 square miles of Wi-Fi: The service was deployed through cooperation with 30 local governmental agencies who pay for access; it's free for everyone else. Phoenix, Ariz., wants downtown Wi-Fi: A business group wants 90 square blocks of free Wi-Fi by next fall. The smaller city of Tempe, Ariz., is already ahead on their citywide plans, provoking some obvious boosterism. Kansas City, Mo.'s CIO makes case for Wi-Fi: The city wants to keep technologic pace with other cities as they build a new downtown arena and entertainment district. [Wi-Fi Networking News] 6:18:20 PM

From Mediaburn Podstation 2408 #3035: Balloon Drum Music 9. Balloon Drum Music 9Creative Commons License:AtPrent Rodgers (incomplete works) 2005 Length: 00:35 Podcast [Mediaburn Podstation 2408 on GigaDial Public] 6:03:04 PM

Via Arizona Daily Star Arizona universities expand online courses. Arizona's universities will deliver more than 115,000 credit hours to students via the internet this year. The growing demand for distance-learning services has the Arizona Board of Regents [Front Page] 5:55:19 PM