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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:10:05 +0200</pubDate>
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          <author><![CDATA[MUJUK, Wurzburg, Germany]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[BAVARIAN OPEN FESTIVAL]]></title>
          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:07:33 +0100</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[am 01.12. hat zum 5. mal in den studios der bayrischen rundfunks das bavarian open festival stattgefunden. highlights bei dem ausverkauften festival waren in meinen augen: scott matthew und holy fuck. weitere bilder auf meinem und björnstars flickr-account!<br />
die ersten mitschnitte gibt es bereits jetzt hier zum download!]]></description>
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          <author><![CDATA[Design.nl, Rotterdam, Netherlands]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Design.nl goes international]]></title>
          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:35:43 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Vanaf volgende week is Design.nl ook toegankelijk voor internationale bezoekers. Design.nl is de ínternationale online gids voor iedereen die geïnteresseerd is in alles wat er in de wereld gebeurt op het gebied van Nederlands design. We tonen wat Nederland als vormgevingsland te bieden heeft.]]></description>
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          <title><![CDATA[EA Crysis]]></title>
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          <author><![CDATA[mondfishs irrfahrten, Hamburg, Germany]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Der Mac OS X Kernel]]></title>
          <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:05:57 +0100</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Darwin, der Kernel von Mac OS X, unterscheidet sich in seinem Aufbau signifikant von anderen UNIX-Systemen und es gibt viele Mythen und Gerüchte, worum es sich dabei wirklich handelt. Im Gespräch mit Tim Pritlove bietet Lucy einen Überblick über die Struktur und Komponenten von Darwin.<br />
<br />
PODCAST:<br />
http://chaosradio.ccc.de/cre069.html]]></description>
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          <author><![CDATA[holybuzz, Lyon, France]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Th&#233;&#226;tre anglo-qu&#233;b&#233;cois : Cette fille-l&#224;.]]></title>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:58:12 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Pour "cette fille-l&#224;", l'auteure part d'un fait divers : une fille battue &#224; mort par un &#171; gang &#187; de jeunes-filles mineures et d'un gar&#231;on majeur. Unit&#233; d'action, une co-&#233;l&#232;ve Adrienne humilie et torture une fille choisie parce qu'il en fallait bien une &#171; le jour de la punition &#187;, comme souffre-douleur,Sophie. Unit&#233; de lieu : un &#238;lot qu&#233;b&#233;cois. La r&#233;alit&#233; devient mythe par la dur&#233;e, le temps va du primaire au coll&#232;ge (dans les r&#233;f&#233;rences fran&#231;aises), car ce qui n'aurait d&#251; n'&#234;tre qu'une passade devient (...)<br />
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-<br />
Th&#233;&#226;tre]]></description>
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          <author><![CDATA[Club Art Report, Berlin, Germany]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Include Me Out (Model 1) [Flickr]]]></title>
          <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:42:55 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Tulip Art Projects posted a photo:<br />
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<br />
Handpainted porcelain plate, inglaze, fired at 1200°C, 7.5 inch/19 cm, made by Tulip Art Projects.<br />
<br />
Available at the New Museum Store's "pop-up shops" at Bloomingdales NY during their "Artragious Fall 2007" (Sept. 5 - Nov.6) and from Dec.1 at the new New Museum building in Soho.<br />
<br />
Bloomingdale's and The New Museum of Contemporary Art have begun an extensive collaboration that debuts during Bloomingdale's fall art & fashion campaign "Artrageous".  <br />
<br />
On September 5, Bloomingdale's will open special shops in its two New York City stores to sell products selected from the New Museum's distinctive store.  90% of those sales will benefit the museum. These New Museum outposts will be a one-stop shop for anyone who wants to stay on top of the newest and most important books, media, periodicals and giftables from the world of contemporary art. The New Museum's Store buying team have selected approximately 80 items from their comprehensive inventory to feature in the shops, which can be found on the second floor of Bloomingdale's 59th Street flagship store as well as the Soho unit at 504 Broadway. The shops, staffed by museum personnel, will be open during all Bloomingdale's store hours and remain in place until November 6. All proceeds from the New Museum Store go directly to support the artistic programs of the New Museum of Contemporary Art, a non-profit organization.<br />
<br />
The institution will also benefit from a silent auction of original signed designer sketches, which will be displayed in the 59th Street store during the "Artrageous" campaign. In addition, later this fall, one of Bloomingdale's Lexington Avenue windows will showcase The New Museum's new building, scheduled to open December 1.<br />
<br />
Founded in 1977, the New Museum of Contemporary Art is the premier contemporary art museum in New York City and among the most important internationally. The Museum's program of dynamic solo exhibitions and landmark group shows defines key moments in the development of contemporary art, reflects the global nature of art today, and spans a vast array of cultural activities and media.  Their magnificent new building, at 235 Bowery, designed by Sejima & Nishizawa (SANAA) will open on December 1.]]></description>
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          <author><![CDATA[RSSMix.com Mix ID 15035, Atlanta, United States]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Video: Billboard Interviews G-Unit]]></title>
          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:20:19 +0200</pubDate>
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          <author><![CDATA[programme du cinema le Grand Action, Paris, France]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[programme du 18 au 24 juin 2008]]></title>
          <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Le Gupard Luchino Visconti                       Miracle  Milan Vittorio De                       Sica                       Les                           sducteurs Bryan Forbes, Edouard                                   Molinaro, Dino Risi                       Le                           chien jaune de Mongolie Byambasuren Davaa                       Fiers et libres, Le Chemin - Patrick                         Brunie                       Cinema                           Paradiso Giuseppe Tornatore                       Boccace                           70 Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini,                       Luchino Visconti, Mario Monicelli                       Ciao                           Stefano Gianni Zanasi                       L'Argent                           de la vieille Luigi Comencini                       Quelle                           heure est-il ? Ettore Scola                        Les                           nouveaux monstres Ettore Scola, Mario Monicelli,                           Dino Risi                       Pain,                           tulipes et comdie Silvio Soldini The                                 Princess Bride Rob Reiner ]]></description>
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          <author><![CDATA[The Jockey Journal, Austin Gardens Colonia, United States]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Shinya Kimura:  Industry Icon]]></title>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:02:04 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Fifty years from now when custom motorcycle enthusiasts look back on the 1990s and the early 21st century, who will be recognized as the builders that revolutionized the industry?<br />
Shinya Kimura is one of the most important figures in custom motorcycles today.  His influence on motorcycle styling, through his work at Zero Engineering and now [...]]]></description>
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          <author><![CDATA[Radio-Canada | Livres, Montreal, Canada]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Les 80 libraires indépendants du Québec lancent une boutique en ligne qui vend des livres québécois]]></title>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[La nouvelle librairie en ligne LivresQuebecois.com, consacrée à la littérature québécoise, met en vente 23000ouvrages. Et ce n'est qu'un début.]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://www.radio-canada.ca/arts-spectacles/livres/2008/06/17/001-livresquebecois.asp?ref=rss]]></link>
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          <author><![CDATA[Murmures chinois, Paris, France]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Modification des votes]]></title>
          <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:27:00 +0100</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Comme je suis parfois pas reveillé lorsque je code, à chaque vote postif, on ajoutait un vote et à chaque vote négatif, on en retranchait un. Du coup les votes négatifs avaient deux fois plus de poids. <br />
<br />
Le problème a été corrigé et tous les anciens votes modifié .<br />
<br />
Vous l&#039;avez remarqué, on ne peut pas laisser de commentaire sur les murmures. C&#039;est un choix que nous avons fait au début. Maintenant on se demande si c&#039;etait judicieux. <br />
<br />
Pensez-vous qu&#039;il serait intéressant de pouvoir laisser des commentaires sur les murmures ?<br />
<br />
L&#039;envoi d&#039;un commentaire ne fonctionnait pas. Ceci est réparé. Si vous avez essayé de laisser un commentaire, nous sommes désolés.]]></description>
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          <author><![CDATA[bfish.xaedalus.net, Wokingham, United Kingdom]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[BigDog - Your Robot Overlord Has Arrived]]></title>
          <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 23:16:28 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[BigDog is a (downright terrifying) robot designed by Boston Dynamics (funded by those doomsday loving scientists at DARPA).  The following video demonstrates how it can keep its balance when on rough terrain, deliberately kicked and even on black ice (which most of us would have trouble walking on)!]]></description>
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          <author><![CDATA[GlandigoMusic.com Entertainment Nieuws, Breda, Netherlands]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Q-Music organiseert exclusieve showcase james blunt]]></title>
          <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:19:45 +0100</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Zaterdag 10 november organiseert Q-music een exclusieve showcase met James Blunt. In de Wisseloord Studio's in Hilversum geeft de Britse zanger een &a]]></description>
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          <author><![CDATA[Virtual China, Palo Alto, United States]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[ChinesePera-Kun: mouse-over dicitionary for Firefox]]></title>
          <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:44:10 +0100</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[The title says it all. It's a bit slow for my taste and doesn't give me the traditional variants that I want, but check it out -- it's pretty handy and may be right for you. Link: Firefox add-on link Link: Author's homepage]]></description>
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          <author><![CDATA[THE RAD REPORT, San Francisco, United States]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Lily Allen Practices]]></title>
          <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:41:08 +0100</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Dlisted: Why do guys keep dumping Lily Allen?<br />
Bastardly: Sarah Michelle Gellar is getting naked in the mags.<br />
Blemish: Britney Spears had a Mexican wedding.<br />
Seriouslyomg: Madonna is looking beat!<br />
Gabby: Jared Leto is going girl.<br />
Wendy: Nicole Richie is sick of her baby.<br />
GlamScene: Ryan Phillipe didn&#8217;t get out of bed for four months.<br />
POTP: Christina Aguilera&#8217;s baby pictures.<br />
Bitten: Gary Coleman [...]]]></description>
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          <author><![CDATA[Omroep Brabant Nieuws, Eindhoven, Netherlands]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Jassen nog niet terecht van Halfvastenfeesten]]></title>
          <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[ZEELAND - Nog lang niet iedereen heeft zijn of haar jas terug die ze zondag kwijt raakte aan het einde van de Halfvastenfeesten in Zeeland. Woensdagavond was er in zalencentrum Ambianz een ruilbeurs.]]></description>
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          <author><![CDATA[Gay.com News Headlines, New York, United States]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Presbyterians vote to end gay-clergy ban]]></title>
          <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:35:42 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[The denomination's General Assembly, meeting in San Jose, votes 54 percent to 46 percent to drop the rule that clergy be celebate or hetero-married.]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://www.gay.com/news/article.html?2008/06/28/1]]></link>
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          <author><![CDATA[V L O G ~ F L U X, Earth, United States]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Oglala Veterans Day Pow Wow]]></title>
          <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:07:44 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[6 min. ~ Download iPod ~ Bandwidth Challengedembedding options @ RevverThis video DOES NOT represent the views of FluxRostrum or Mobile Broadcast News.  This is NOT the story that we have come to the Lakota to hear but it is a story that they want told; and that is as important as our agenda.Related Links :::  IVAW, Oglala Veterans Pow Wow ~ Sustainability would be nice. ~<br />
<br />
            <br />
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          <author><![CDATA[New Urban Legends, Schenectady, United States]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Amazing Catch]]></title>
          <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Video purportedly shows a ball girl making an amazing catch at a minor league baseball game.]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://www.snopes.com/photos/advertisements/ballgirl.asp]]></link>
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          <author><![CDATA[daMusic - Laatste Updates, Stekene, Belgium]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[CD - Al Green - Lay It Down]]></title>
          <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[De oude meester kan het nog steeds. Geruggesteund door een jonge horde talenten verrast soullegende Al Green met een van d platen van het voorjaar. Vintage soul met hedendaagse accenten zonder dat het te hip klinkt. Zowaar een kunst in de huidige muziekindustrie.]]></description>
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          <author><![CDATA[CanalWeb Habla, San Jose, Costa Rica]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Chicas cantando]]></title>
          <pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 05:15:33 +0100</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Aqu estas dos preciosas nias cantando una bella cancin]]></description>
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          <author><![CDATA[Weird America, Granada Hills, United States]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Weird America - The Willy Wonka of Meat]]></title>
          <pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:12:38 +0100</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Click To Play					<br />
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VIDEO:  J. Frank Webster began collecting Hotdog memorabelia many years ago.  Now he is known as The Willy Wonka of Meat.  Go figure.]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://www.weirdamerica.com/2007/12/30/weird-america-the-willy-wonka-of-meat/]]></link>
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          <author><![CDATA[Message Board, Tallahassee, United States]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Who I Am]]></title>
          <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:22:56 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Now believe it or not, I know for a fact that Im not blackI mean, I thank you, from the hearts bottom, For taking the time to let me knowThat you arent blind per seAnd that you arent dumb per seAnd that you hate it when I sayThe dreaded N-word, With an ah on the end, not an erAnd when I recite an old school verse From your favorite rapper that you forgotYou applaud my homeworkPointing out that I dig and diveFor cultural acceptance In a world that I dont belong toThe direction change was neededSet me on the right pathTell me who I amSo I wont forget it tomorrowPoint me to where I belongI dont want to get lostNow, believe it or notI know for a fact that Im not whiteAnd jubilant thanks for mentioning itI dont think I would have slept tonight Knowing that you arent blind per seOr that you arent dumb per sayAnd that you hate it when I sayDude and BroWith just the right accentAnd when I talk of watchingOzzie Osbourne and Metallica live on-stage,My credit score, politics, and world viewsYou say that I speak so wellStating: to survive I conformedBecame a tool for the machineThanks for enlightening me Send me on my way Tell me who I am So I can preach it todayPoint me to where I belongI dont want to get lostNow believe it or notI know for a fact that Im not brownMuchos Gracias for pointing it outSpeaking in Spanish when Im aroundTranslating that you arent blind per seAnd that you arent dumb per seAnd that you hate it when I sayPinche and ChingarAnd know exactly how they are usedAnd I talk about Julio Cesar ChavezBeing the best boxer everAnd how soccer is my true loveYou say that I look the partAnd like the food, but wont understand The barrier of words and love of homeThe picture has now been paintedNo need for me hereTell me who I amSo I can share it with the worldPoint me to where I belongI dont want to get lostBut now the paths cross, The plot thickens The sun hides behind clouds, Limiting the light, which was to lead the way. Thank you for telling me what I am not, I am not white, brown or black, But cant you please tell me what I am?I know that I am confusedBecause I thought I was all those thingsAnd not being any confuses meWhite Mother, Brown Father, Black NeighborhoodLingo from the Burbs, to the beach, From the borough, to the bodega From rock to pop to hip hop Country, Clasical to neo-soulI guess without the ability to accurately defineBy judging the cover of the book I get misplaced on the shelvesWith no lasting place In the Dewey Decimal system Of life and acceptanceUntil the wrapping matches the contents I am an oddity, and oddly pleased I will point myself where I belong,And ensure I will never get lost.  Forum: POST YOUR POETRY - OPEN MIC II]]></description>
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          <author><![CDATA[Tricia Harris | HeadChatter, Atlanta, United States]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Starting with the Mexicans]]></title>
          <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:29:39 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[The issue<br />
of immigration in America<br />
–<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
What am I missing? Am I far too liberal in my thinking to find<br />
the issue of “illegals” from Mexico<br />
utterly ridiculous? <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Why aren’t<br />
we insistent that America<br />
find a way to legalize all of the men, women, children – families of Mexican descent residing in America without "papers"? Why don’t we “Americanize” them? Am I trippin’?<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Folks<br />
estimate that approx. 60% of non-American citizens who live in America without “papers”, are from Mexico (with<br />
about 25% from other Latin American countries).<br />
12 million "undocumented" people. They are productive citizens in our community. They are our neighbors,<br />
they care for our families, homes and grow our businesses. They<br />
are, in majority, God fearing, people of goodwill. And even if they weren’t, they are human<br />
beings that are rooted here. Just like us.<br />
And I use the word “us” in the broadest possible terms.  And from an economic perspective, American<br />
citizens are tax payers. The more tax<br />
payers you have, the more money you have to fix some of the problems in this<br />
country. That’s the way it works.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
I saw the<br />
best cartoon – (which may offend some, but it makes the irony of immigration no less true.)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Illustrates a bigger point – America<br />
is Imperialistic with a capital “I”. We are a forgetful, self-serving nation. Ask the Pilgrims! What is our great fear? That we will have an immigration tsunami? <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come on. That’s already a problem. Why don’t we create some strategic jobs to<br />
overhaul the immigration system into something effective? There’s an idea. Our nation is just being embarrassingly<br />
stupid about this whole situation.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
LEGALIZE!! <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
And then<br />
American capitalism can do what it does best – invest in Mexico’s<br />
infrastructure to serve our greed & money hunger. Invest in their prosperity – they are forever<br />
linked to our land. I hear Disney in mind, “this land is my land, this land is<br />
your land…this land was made for you and me.”<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
If Mexico’s<br />
economy grows and the country advances – so will its citizens and their quality<br />
of life. So ultimately there won’t be a<br />
need for mass exodus to America<br />
– the great country that treats them as some sort of lower life species. It’s such bizarre behavior. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
And shame<br />
on the black community for not being in an uproar about it. If I were in their shoes, I’d be hostile about<br />
our silence too. Shame on us. Hip hop needs to be talking about this – in the<br />
lyrics, in the images, in the clothes – in the lifestyle. Resist – be defiant about it…bridge the gap in<br />
the black-brown community. Let's end the minority wars.<br />
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          <link><![CDATA[http://triciaharris.com/2008/02/21/starting-with-the-mexicans.aspx]]></link>
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          <author><![CDATA[ALT1040, Mexico, Mexico]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Toda el agua del mundo en una burbuja]]></title>
          <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:42:02 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[A la izquierda toda el agua del mundo, 1.4 mil millones de kilómetros cúbicos, incluyendo el mar, lagos, rios, nubes, etcétera. A la derecha toda la masa de aire en una burbuja, 5.140.000.000.000.000 toneladas, las dos en una burbuja a nivel del mar, las dos a la misma escala del tamaño de la tierra.<br />
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Enlace: Dan [...]]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://alt1040.com/2008/06/toda-el-agua-del-mundo-en-una-burbuja/]]></link>
          <geo:lat>19.4342</geo:lat>
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          <author><![CDATA[Würzblog, Wurzburg, Germany]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Goldwings vor der Residenz]]></title>
          <pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 18:52:09 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[[ 23. Mai  2008; 13:00 bis 15:00. ] In diesen Tagen findet in Geiselwind das 2. Internationalen GoldWing-Treffen statt. Und da die Fahrer dieser Wohnzimmer auf zwei R&#228;dern auch mal auf Kultur machen wollen, besuchen heute 600 Goldwings, gro&#223;teils mit Fahrern, die Unterfr&#228;nkische Metropole. Gegen 13.00 Uhr parken diese 600 Motorr&#228;der auf dem Residenzplatz, dann geht's mal schnell zu einem Stadtrundgang und um [...]]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wuerzblog/~3/296409483/]]></link>
          <geo:lat>49.7878</geo:lat>
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          <author><![CDATA[squaringoff's show, New York, United States]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[New Year, New Tricks: Dismantling the Fountain]]></title>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:24:02 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[<br />
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January 2, 2008--After ripping up the asphalt from the walkway around the sitting wall with a bobcat, today the operatives got serious and started dismantling Washington Square fountain with crowbars and a hammer. As the tarpaulin went up, blocking the view, a few foreign visitors began to pay attention--unlike the local population--and an explanation of the goings-on seemed called for. Segment includes an image of the (so far) doomed sephora trees in full summer regalia for contrast. Other minifilms by Liza Bear on Washington Square are at http://squaringoff.blip.tv and at http://www.youtube.com/nothing official; an extensive history of the last two and half years' hearings and lawsuits is at http://preservewashingtonsquarepark; For an article about the planned rape of Washington Sq by Robert Moses in 1957http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2008/02/clip_job_the_ra.php]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://blip.tv/file/575584]]></link>
          <geo:lat>40.7142</geo:lat>
          <geo:long>-74.0064</geo:long>
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          <author><![CDATA[O Globo Online » Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Trânsito lento na Linha Vermelha]]></title>
          <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[RIO - Motoristas que trafegam pela Linha Vermelha encontram trânsito lento desde a saída da Ilha do Governador até a altura da Estação de Tratamento de Esgoto Parque Alegria...Leia mais<br />
Assine O Globo e receba todo o conteúdo do jornal na sua casa]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://oglobo.globo.com/rio/transito/mat/2008/06/30/transito_lento_na_linha_vermelha-547026419.asp]]></link>
          <geo:lat>-22.9</geo:lat>
          <geo:long>-43.2333</geo:long>
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          <author><![CDATA[Anadolu Ajansı Güncel Haberler, Ankara, Turkey]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA["NÜKLEER SİLAH KONUSUNDA KEŞKE İSRAİL&#039;LE BOY ÖLÇÜŞEBİLSEYDİK"]]></title>
          <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:35:50 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[ŞAM (A.A) - Suriye Dışişleri Bakanı Velid El Muallim, "Nükleer <br />
silah konusunda keşke İsrail&#039;le boy ölçüşebilseydik" dedi. El Muallim, Şam&#039;da <br />
Norveçli dengi Jonas Gahr Störe ile görüşmesinden sonra gazetecilere yaptığı <br />
açıklamada, "Eğer gizli bir nükleer programı olsaydı Suriye müfettişlere izin <br />
vermezdi" diye konuştu.]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://www.aa.com.tr/index2.php?option=com_haber&amp;no_html=0&amp;popup=1&amp;haber_id=244249]]></link>
          <geo:lat>39.9272</geo:lat>
          <geo:long>32.8644</geo:long>
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          <author><![CDATA[Pravda.ru - Новости, Moscow, Russian Federation]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[В Москве отметят лучших театральных деятелей]]></title>
          <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Имена лауреатов высшей театральной премии Москвы "Хрустальная Турандот" за 2008 год станут известны 30 июня на торжественной церемонии награждения в Третьяковской галерее.]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://www.pravda.ru/news/culture/theatre/30-06-2008/273874-teatr-0]]></link>
          <geo:lat>55.7522</geo:lat>
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          <author><![CDATA[Der Shopblogger, Bremen, Germany]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Gegenüber in der Einfahrt]]></title>
          <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://www.shopblogger.de/blog/archives/7089-Gegenueber-in-der-Einfahrt.html]]></link>
          <geo:lat>53.0833</geo:lat>
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          <author><![CDATA[Shopblogger, Bremen, Germany]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Gegenüber in der Einfahrt]]></title>
          <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Ich sehe gerade, dass der "Einkaufswagen eines Mittbewerbers", den der betrunkene Flaschensammler heute Morgen hier herein- und zu meiner Freude auch wieder herausgefahren hatte, nun schräg gegenüber in einer Grundstückseinfahrt steht.<br />
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Asozial. Und es wird immer schlimmer.]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://www.shopblogger.de/blog/archives/7089-Gegenueber-in-der-Einfahrt.html]]></link>
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          <author><![CDATA[O Globo Online » País, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Lula rebate crítica de que reajuste do Bolsa Família seja eleitoreiro]]></title>
          <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:35:02 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[RIO - O presidente Lula rebateu no programa de rádio "Café com o presidente", desta segunda-feira, as críticas de que o reajuste de 8% no valor do Bolsa Família seja eleitoreiro por ter sido aplicado em ano eleitoral e entrar em vigor antes das eleições de outubro...Leia mais<br />
Assine O Globo e receba todo o conteúdo do jornal na sua casa]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://oglobo.globo.com/pais/mat/2008/06/30/lula_rebate_critica_de_que_reajuste_do_bolsa_familia_seja_eleitoreiro-547026218.asp]]></link>
          <geo:lat>-22.9</geo:lat>
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          <author><![CDATA[the pretty smile collection, Vancouver, Canada]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[scissor attack]]></title>
          <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:23:50 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Before and after photograph. I wanted to shake up my downcast mood lately  .. Summertime is now slowly turning into long sleepy afternoons reading old literature novels in the backyard, wandering around the city with several film cameras, slaving once a week at bonbondrugs and rewriting programming assignment.<br />
Yesterday I managed to combine a shopping [...]]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/visionshift/~3/321045963/scissor-attack]]></link>
          <geo:lat>49.2497</geo:lat>
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          <author><![CDATA[Wobot.de - Wo gehst Du hin?, Osnabruck, Germany]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Mo. 30.06.2008 - Festival des schlagers, Freilichtbühne Tecklenburg]]></title>
          <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:15:34 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Stadt: Tecklenburg, Location: Freilichtbühne Tecklenburg, Zeit: 20:00, Beschreibung: Mit Miachel Wendler]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://www.wobot.de/events/198265-Freilichtb%C3%BChne+Tecklenburg-Tecklenburg.html]]></link>
          <geo:lat>52.2667</geo:lat>
          <geo:long>8.05</geo:long>
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          <author><![CDATA[In.gr News, Athens, Greece]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Σε ανθρώπινο λάθος αποδίδεται το ναυτικό ατύχημα του «Θεόφιλος»]]></title>
          <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:25:29 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Σε ανθρώπινο λάθος οφείλεται κατά τα πρώτα στοιχεία το ναυτικό ατύχημα με το πλοίο «Θεόφιλος». Σε εξέλιξη η προανάκριση για να διαπιστωθούν οι ακριβείς συνθήκες. Αυστηρότερες ποινές εξήγγειλε ο Γ.Βουλγαράκης. Στο Πειραιά οι περισσότεροι επιβάτες. Αυτοψία από δύτες στο μήκους 15 μέτρων ρήγμα...]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://www.in.gr/news/article.asp?lngEntityID=914932]]></link>
          <geo:lat>37.9833</geo:lat>
          <geo:long>23.7333</geo:long>
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          <author><![CDATA[Riesenmaschine, Berlin, Germany]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Automatische Literaturkritik Preis der Riesenmaschine für Tilman Rammstedt]]></title>
          <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:08:12 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Tilman Rammstedt (33) im Glück (Riesenmaschine)(Foto: Sopran mit freundlicher Genehmigung)Schon um 18 Uhr stand fest, wer den Automatische Literaturkritik Preis der Riesenmaschine gewinnen würde: Tilman Rammstedt. Die Sätze, die hier eigentlich hingehören, handeln vermutlich genauso wenig wie dieser hier von nackten Frauen.Der Preis wurde nach dem Abendessen der Riesenmaschine-Redaktion um 19:55 verliehen, die Festrede hielt Sascha Lobo. Die Bachmannpreis-Jury brauchte etwas länger, um zum selben Ergebnis zu gelangen.]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://riesenmaschine.de/index.html?nr=20080628210617]]></link>
          <geo:lat>52.5167</geo:lat>
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          <author><![CDATA[io9, San Francisco, United States]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Car Wars the Way It Was Meant To Be Played [Car Wars]]]></title>
          <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:00:20 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[ If you've ever played Car Wars, the pen-and-paper game of post-apocalyptic vehicular combat, chances are that you probably love it despite all its flaws. Now, imagine playing it on a 12' by 8' 3D city block filled with skyscrapers, ramps, an overpass and carnage, not to mention 15 other psychotic drivers. Scared yet? Drop your flaming oil and warm up the missile launchers - this is Car Wars: Rogue Arena.  I had a chance to talk with one of the Rogue Judges at Origins Game Fair this weekend; they're a gaming club based loosely in Chicago and Indianapolis, and they put on dozens of events at game conventions across the U.S. purely for the love of the games - These guys and girls are gamers who simply enjoy putting on events for others, and Rogue Arena is definitely their most famous event. It takes about four hours to play (about two minutes in Car Wars time) and inevitably ends in a blazing, glorious crash of some kind. Using a slightly modified Car Wars ruleset, with movement templates scaled up to Hot Wheels size, the cars themselves have weapons and armor modded onto them, and various weapon effects like smokescreens (cotton balls) and oil slicks add to the overall mayhem. The judges goad and heckle the players, mocking anyone who dares apply brakes with comments like, "the management is not at fault if you forgot to take your anti-convulsants before getting into your car."  Rogue Arena is such a popular event at Origins that there was a line of people hoping to gain entry, even though all 16 seats had sold out four days earlier. This is the 8th year that Rogue Arena has been run at Origins, and the Rogue Judges plan on running many more. For next year, they're even considering expanding the city block, so be warned: Even more carnage is definitely on the way.<br />
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          <link><![CDATA[http://io9.com/5020562/car-wars-the-way-it-was-meant-to-be-played]]></link>
          <geo:lat>37.775</geo:lat>
          <geo:long>-122.418</geo:long>
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          <author><![CDATA[Tulip Art Projects Fine Art Shop, Berlin, Germany]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[New Online Shopping]]></title>
          <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:42:23 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[New sets of so called "Ceramixed Plates" by artists Hans Booy & Paulus Fugers can be reviewed and safely ordered online through Paypal at Tulip Art Projects<br />
A new small online shop featuring unique handpainted examples of the series is now functioning.<br />
An extensive, utterly stylish PDF catalogue with essay and pics is available for free download.]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://www.tulip-enterprises.de/shopmain.htm]]></link>
          <geo:lat>52.5167</geo:lat>
          <geo:long>13.4</geo:long>
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          <author><![CDATA[low resolution, Toronto, Canada]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[random house]]></title>
          <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:30:10 +0100</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[<br />
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          <link><![CDATA[http://www.lowresolution.com/archive/000707.php]]></link>
          <geo:lat>43.7001</geo:lat>
          <geo:long>-79.4163</geo:long>
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          <author><![CDATA[Der Schockwellenreiter, Berlin, Germany]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Hinter Gittern]]></title>
          <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Wer keinen Zoo hat, baut sich einen. Auch oder gerade in Neukölln.<br />		<br />		[Photo: Gabi]]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://www.schockwellenreiter.de/2008/06/27.html#hinterGittern]]></link>
          <geo:lat>52.5167</geo:lat>
          <geo:long>13.4</geo:long>
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          <author><![CDATA[want media activ. blog, Laguna Beach, United States]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[……The Revolution!]]></title>
          <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:46:12 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Edgeconomy = turbulence + hypercompetition.<br />
Turbulence + hypercompetition = lots of revolutionaries, lots of upsets, lots of volatility.<br />
Lots of volatility = lots of new giants.<br />
The Economist, for example, says:<br />
&#8220;There is no denying that for some middle-class Americans, the past few years have indeed been a struggle. What is missing from Mr Obama&#8217;s speeches is any hint [...]<br />
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          <link><![CDATA[http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WantMediaActivBlog/~3/273051375/]]></link>
          <geo:lat>33.5422</geo:lat>
          <geo:long>-117.782</geo:long>
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          <author><![CDATA[RNW: Português, Hilversum, Netherlands]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Espanha: descaso com crianças imigrantes]]></title>
          <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:18:07 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Após denúncia da Human Rights Watch, Defensoria Pública espanhola pede o fechamento de abrigos para menores imigrantes, já que não cumprem a função de protegê-los.]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://www.parceria.nl/direitoshumanos/violenciaoculta/20080624dh_criancasespanha]]></link>
          <geo:lat>52.2333</geo:lat>
          <geo:long>5.18333</geo:long>
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          <author><![CDATA[Cherryflava, Cape Town, South Africa]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[When the French really want to get serious about road safety...they call on...]]></title>
          <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:47:26 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[In South Africa, when the authorities want to remind you that driving while blind drunk is ill advised, we get a soccer star with a past record of poor driving to mumble a few words of encouragement and that's called...]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://www.cherryflava.com/cherryflava/2008/06/when-the-french.html]]></link>
          <geo:lat>-33.9167</geo:lat>
          <geo:long>18.4167</geo:long>
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          <author><![CDATA[BANDEAPART.FM nouvelles, Montreal, Canada]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[L'OEUVRE FINALE]]></title>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Concerto pour 6 grosses caisses réunit, enfin, les cinq batteurs aguerris pour groover.]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://bandeapart.fm/podcast_entree.asp?id=329&amp;ref=rss]]></link>
          <geo:lat>45.5168</geo:lat>
          <geo:long>-73.6492</geo:long>
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          <author><![CDATA[MOTORCYCLE EVENTS IN KANSAS, Manhattan, United States]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Crossroads of America Rally]]></title>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:23:17 +0200</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[JUL. 11-13 -- Crossroads of America Rally. State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson. Info: 620-474-2546; www.crossroadsofamericarally.com]]></description>
          <link><![CDATA[http://www.crossroadsofamericarally.com]]></link>
          <geo:lat>39.1836</geo:lat>
          <geo:long>-96.5714</geo:long>
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          <author><![CDATA[Faith-Based, Chiloquin, United States]]></author>
          <title><![CDATA[Edison Chiloquin Holds Photocopy of a whopping $173,000.00 U.S. Government Check.]]></title>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:21:12 +0200</pubDate>
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                     Edison Chiloquin considered this check to be payment for the bones of his ancestors. &#xD;<br />
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Photograph Copyright 1999 by Televideos&#xD;<br />
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    Edison Chiloquin Holds Photocopy of a whopping $173,000.00 U.S. Government Check.  &#xD;<br />
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He Wouldn't Even TOUCH  the Actual Ones!   &#xD;<br />
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Photos copyright 1999 by Televideos&#xD;<br />
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    Imagine you have a quarter-million dollars in government checks. Imagine that if you were &#xD;<br />
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to sign just one of the checks and take the money, you would be selling out your grandfather. &#xD;<br />
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You would cancel the fact that your rich heritage entitles you to ancestral forest highlands, &#xD;<br />
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lakes, rivers and marshes.  You would be signing what amounts to a bill-of-sale for your heritage.&#xD;<br />
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        The Klamath Marsh once included over ten-thousand acres of wocas. this was a bulb plant &#xD;<br />
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which was harvested in the Fall and roasted. It could be made into a paste or baked as a staple&#xD;<br />
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 of the Klamath people.&#xD;<br />
                                                          Over Ten -Thousand Acres of Wocus&#xD;<br />
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    Now imagine you muster your courage and go back to the US  Congress. You ask them to &#xD;<br />
&#xD;<br />
rectify for you a wrong done to your people long ago.  You remind Congress that it was wrong &#xD;<br />
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for them to take the land in the first place. &#xD;<br />
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    Imagine while you are doing what you know is right,  you are alone in your struggle except &#xD;<br />
&#xD;<br />
for your wife and a handful of family and friends,  Only the conviction for your traditional values &#xD;<br />
&#xD;<br />
keeps you from  giving  up.  You never give up. You announce that you will not give up if you have to live to be 100! &#xD;<br />
&#xD;<br />
    Then suddenly your wife and foremost supporter dies, leaving you truly alone in your struggle.         &#xD;<br />
&#xD;<br />
                                      Edison Philmore Chiloquin       Leatha Chiloquin       Edison & Leatha Chiloquin                                            &#xD;<br />
&#xD;<br />
    Your legal counsel, other friends, and by then, the whole world hear about your lone  struggle. &#xD;<br />
&#xD;<br />
You make the front  page of the San Francisco Examiner.  You befriend Oregon Congressman Al Ullman, &#xD;<br />
&#xD;<br />
Chair of the powerful &#xD;<br />
&#xD;<br />
House Ways and Means Committee.&#xD;<br />
&#xD;<br />
                         Edison Chiloquin meets with Congressman Al Ullman. Ullman was a key sponsor of &#xD;<br />
&#xD;<br />
the bill which later became law. "The Chiloquin Act" gave back to Chiloquin land which the government confiscated.&#xD;<br />
&#xD;<br />
    Edison Chiloquin and congressman Al Ullman, Ullman introduced legislation which gave back land to Chiloquin. &#xD;<br />
&#xD;<br />
Photograph Copyright 1999 by Televideos&#xD;<br />
&#xD;<br />
    A special federal Congressional act is written for you.  Passed by both houses,  it's signed into law by "lame duck&#xD;<br />
&#xD;<br />
" President Jimmy Carter.   You make international headlines.&#xD;<br />
&#xD;<br />
                                     But Still Nothing Happens!&#xD;<br />
&#xD;<br />
    Years later, after no action occurs, it appears to you some people in a subsequent republican administration &#xD;<br />
&#xD;<br />
may be actually waiting for you to die! &#xD;<br />
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            What would YOU do with this check?&#xD;<br />
                                       &#xD;<br />
One of the bank checks which Chiloquin refused to cash. &#xD;<br />
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    Your Bank checks still remain uncashed, and quibbling continues about the exact boundaries &#xD;<br />
&#xD;<br />
of the land.&#xD;<br />
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    Some of your closest friends, who did choose to receive the government funding, turn away from you.  &#xD;<br />
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But some of your staunchest opponents respect you highly. Still you do what you feel in your heart is right, &#xD;<br />
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build the Sacred Fire, and carry on.&#xD;<br />
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    Return of the Raven, is a different kind of western. Now in the 20th century the Indians are the winners! Edison &#xD;<br />
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Chiloquin is the grandson of an American Indian head man, commonly referred to as a "chief" by the white man.&#xD;<br />
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 A living legend, Chiloquin is the first individual Native American to make the U.S. Government give back land. &#xD;<br />
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And he made worldwide headlines  refusing over a quarter-million dollars in government money.&#xD;<br />
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    In the 1950's Congress passed legislation which eliminated Indian lands and tribes throughout the country.&#xD;<br />
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    The action devastated Chiloquin and his people. For not only did Congress "legally" steal land from millions of &#xD;<br />
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ndians, including over two-thousand Klamath, they effectively dissolved entire tribes, including the Klamath.&#xD;<br />
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    "RETURN OF THE RAVEN" is the true historic account of Chiloquin's ten-year battle to reclaim the land which &#xD;<br />
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was once  his grandfather's village. Grandfather   Chiloquinas was once the head man of the Plaikini people.  &#xD;<br />
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The Plaikni were one of a number of distinct tribes and family groups who were later grouped together by the &#xD;<br />
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White man and called "Klamath."&#xD;<br />
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    The Plaikini Village contains many of the landmarks Chiloquin remembers as a young man:  There is Medicine Rock, &#xD;<br />
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where one goes to meditate and regain the strength of his or her spirit. there are the sweat lodges where one who enters &#xD;<br />
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with a clean mind can be cleansed mentally, physically and spiritually.  Then there is the Profile of the Indian Chief &#xD;<br />
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carved by The Creator  into the rock high in the cliff above the village by centuries of erosion--wind, rain and lightning.&#xD;<br />
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    The story was filmed in the beautiful mountains of Oregon, and enhanced throughout with authentic traditional music. &#xD;<br />
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For ten years our film crew followed Chiloquin as the U.S. government paid up to a quarter million dollars each to&#xD;<br />
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other members of his tribe. True to his convictions Chiloquin refused his share of the money. "The Earth is my mother. &#xD;<br />
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I cannot sell Mother Earth," he maintained. After seemingly insurmountable odds, and at times desperately in need &#xD;<br />
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of money, Chiloquin never cashed his quarter-million dollar check! Instead, he brought his cause to the attention &#xD;<br />
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of Congress and asked them to rectify the situation which they had created.&#xD;<br />
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                The Sacred Fire burns at the Plaikni Village. Tended night and day for seven years, it never went out.&#xD;<br />
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The Sacred Fire Burns!&#xD;<br />
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    At home in Oregon, Chiloquin began a vigil. He started the Sacred Fire which was tended throughout &#xD;<br />
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the seasons. It burned for seven years and never once went out. Chiloquin believed the smoke from this&#xD;<br />
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 fire carried his hopes into the spirit world. In 1980 as one of his last official acts,  President Jimmy Carter&#xD;<br />
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 signed into law the Chiloquin Act. Historically this became the first Congressional action which returned&#xD;<br />
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 land to an individual Native American.&#xD;<br />
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    Return of the Raven is true--  an incredibly inspiring and timeless story, thought provoking and adored &#xD;<br />
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by both children and adults. It is also the perfect video to explain a century of U.S. Government and Indian &#xD;<br />
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relations. The story is captured in a warm, personal approach, (unlike some programs which rely on sepia&#xD;<br />
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 tone photos and actors.)&#xD;<br />
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    The program is both entertaining and educational. It was produced with cooperation from the National &#xD;<br />
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Endowment for the Humanities and the Oregon Committee for the Humanities. In addition the video was &#xD;<br />
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the first place winner of the first annual Oregon Production Arts Network Film Festival.&#xD;<br />
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Edison Chiloquin, standing tall among the tall Ponderosa Pine. Oil painting courtesy &#xD;<br />
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Kelly LaMar. The original color painting appears in this video.&#xD;<br />
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Edison Chiloquin oil painting by Kelly La Mar, Copyright by Kelly LaMar 1984, used by permission.&#xD;<br />
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