links for 2008-01-30

• Rock And Roll Confidential | Your Band Sucks
  (tags: humor photography)
• openspaceworld.org
  (tags: activism collaboration communication)
• semantikon.com: a community based arts journal
  (tags: art)

January 30, 2008 at 12:26 am | Crafting

links for 2008-01-26

• CSS Gradient Text Effect
  (tags: Design css webdesign)
• Michigan Master Gardener Volunteer Program Homepage
  (tags: gardening michigan Volunteer)
• I am sofa king we todd did.
  (tags: humor)

January 26, 2008 at 12:21 am | Crafting

links for 2008-01-24

• Digitization and DRM at Ball State
  (tags: highedweb highed)

January 24, 2008 at 12:28 am | Crafting

How Totally Flippin’ AWESOME!

Ok - I’ll admit it now - I read far more than I actually do when it comes to crafting. I’m a straight-up junkie if you’re talking craft magazines.

The first time I picked up Craft magazine, I literally squealed with delight over the variety of projects and artists. I showed at least one project to everyone who came over, and then I took it to work too! The new Craft comes out the first week of February, and what better topic for the winter blahs than “Play”?

I’ve got every quarterly issue (5 so far), and when it’s time for a new one to make its journey to my mailbox, I can think of nothing else until I’ve taken in the whole issue. Looks like it’s that time again! HOOOO-Ray!

clipped from craftzine.com Volume 06: Play is what it’s about in Craft 06. Our 30 fun-packed projects include mix and match monsters, a flashy LED hula hoop, super cute Japanese “otedama” juggling toys, a personalized coloring book, a thumb piano from found objects, and a plush chicken and egg toy. Our eclectic mix of other how-tos includes sewing a reversible wrap-around skirt, knitting math into baby pants, making solar jewelry, fig wine, a tablecloth skirt, a curio cabinet, and cardboard chairs…and that’s not even the half of it!

January 22, 2008 at 7:03 pm | Crafting

Links for 2008-01-22

• Jill’s Blog
  (tags: animalrights)
• LEAD digital library: Livestock’s long shadow - Environmental issues and options
  (tags: environment food animalrights)

January 22, 2008 at 12:26 am | Crafting

Ignoring the Facts

One thing that always gets me is how most people I know have finally begun to acknowledge global warming and environmental destruction, but seem to think it’s all caused by cars. The truth is that two big industries are significantly contributing to the problem - factory farming and the fashion industry.

Check out this report on the facts behind the relationship between global warming and livestock.

clipped from us.f379.mail.yahoo.com BE A MEAT REDUCER Recently I talked to ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney about vegetarianism and the environment, an important link he feels is being overlooked in the global warming discussion. He shared some shocking statistics from a 2006 UN report entitled Livestock’s Long Shadow: Environmental Issues and Options.” The report found that 18 percent of global warming emissions come from raising cows, chickens, pigs, turkeys and other animals we eat. That’s 40 percent more than all the world’s cars, SUVs, airplanes, and other modes of fossil-based transportation, which combined account for 13 percent. For further comparison, every house, residential and office building in the world accounts for just 8 percent.

January 21, 2008 at 9:28 am | Soapbox, Animals

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