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Monday, October 29, 2007
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I REALLY DO NOT LIKE CHANGE.
Including enviroments, things and people.
The latter moreso than anything else.
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Saturday, October 27, 2007
FEMA scandal... again?
No actual reporters were able to attend Fema's televised briefing on the fires in California on Tuesday because they were only been given 15 minutes notice.
Instead, press officers asked questions many described as soft and gratuitous.
A spokeswoman for Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff called the incident "inexcusable and offensive".
"We have made it clear that stunts such as this will not be tolerated or repeated," Laura Keehner said, adding that the department was considering whether or not to reprimand those responsible.
'Error of judgement'
Fema employees posed as reporters at Tuesday's "news briefing" with Deputy Administrator Harvey Johnson because an agency was providing a live video feed to US TV networks, according to the Washington Post.
| Our intent was to provide useful information and be responsive to the many questions we have received Harvey Johnson Fema Deputy Administrator |
Six questions were posed by the Fema officials and Mr Johnson even used the typical practice of calling for a "last question".
"I'm very happy with Fema's response," Mr Johnson said in reply to one query from an employee.
After the Washington Post published details of the briefing, which one of its reporters listened to by phone, Mr Johnson apologised for the "error of judgement" and promised to do better in future.
"Our intent was to provide useful information and be responsive to the many questions we have received," he said in a statement.
"We are reviewing our press procedures and will make the changes necessary to ensure that all of our communications are straight forward and transparent."
Fema was widely criticised for its response to Hurricane Katrina. Its former administrator, Michael Brown, was forced to resign despite President George W Bush initially declaring he was doing a "heck of a job".
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Monday, October 08, 2007
Asadora interview in the Second Life Metaverse Messenger
http://www.metaversemessenger
The article which is starts on page 25, is about the roleplay sim, Algarond, in which Asadora (me) frequents and is the Leader of the Faes there.
Here is the full interview:
"Fae Asadora Summers is another roleplayer who loves the roleplay here. Summers said, “The RP here is more fluent and organized, but still retains the freedom of true freeform RP. This sim is a far cry different from the other sims, in the difference of the outlay of the land and the overall setup. “I really do like the fact that there are no ‘cliques‘ here. It’s refreshing to see that within the Second Life roleplay community.”
Well said, Asa!:-p
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This whole article is 'disturbing'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7032736.stm
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Friday, October 05, 2007
Open Labs on Campus
My college is in SL. It would seem that it is encouraged to us SLag and not against usage rules.
Grand.
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