From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V5 #23 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Wednesday, February 2 2000 Volume 05 : Number 023 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Alloy: Return Of Turq [Lucas Moore ] Alloy: Europa and the Technomad Twins [Brian Clayton ] Alloy: Thieving scumbags ["Lem Bingley" ] RE: Alloy: Thieving scumbags [tim dunn ] Re: Alloy: Thieving scumbags [Robin Thurlow ] Re: Alloy: Thieving scumbags ["Trevor James Blagg" Subject: Alloy: Return Of Turq Hey all, I don't know if anyone even remembers me, but rumours of my non-existance have been greatly exaggerated.. I temporarily lost e-mail access after leaving the University Of West Alabama in August, and it's taken awhile for me to get internet access and other things stabilized before making my way back to the list. It's good to be back! - - Turq. ______________________________________________ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com?sr=mc.mk.mcm.tag001 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 01:37:48 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time) From: Brian Clayton Subject: Alloy: Europa and the Technomad Twins I don't know if anyone here has followed the ongoing adventures of Steve Roberts, the self-described "technomad". He's pedalled across America on a computerized bicycle, and now plans to take to the sea (along with his wife) in a pair of trimarans known as "microships". In his latest report, he mentions that they have come up with names for the ships, and so I thought it might be of some small interest to the Alloy'd... http://www.microship.com/Latest_Update/latest_txt.html BC - --- Brian Clayton "I hope I can continue to confuse and exasperate stemish@lns.com you for a couple more decades." -- TMDR ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 13:09:33 +0000 From: "Lem Bingley" Subject: Alloy: Thieving scumbags I just got back from a week away to find that I'd been burgled. The buggers took about 3,500 quid's worth of electronics goods - including the portastudio that I'd bought to do my BDayIII bid. And they also took just about every CD I owned, about 100 in total, including all five TMDR albums, Ryuichi Sakamoto's Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia, the soundtrack to Toys, and both previous BDay CDs. I can now groove along to the Waterboys or Alicia's Attic - for some reason they left the CDs next to the book-ends. Needless to say, if anyone spots either Alloy recording up for sale on EBay, or in a second hand shop here in the UK, I'll be only too happy to tell the police. Very depressing. Lem. Get your free E-mail at http://www.zdnet.co.uk/mail/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 13:33:27 -0000 From: tim dunn Subject: RE: Alloy: Thieving scumbags oh *&£% that's bad - my brother got burgled twice recently, and lost his 700 CDs, including his complete Cure and Crowded House collections (inc bootlegs, singles, everything). If you're in Central London still why don't we meet up and I can lend you any of my CDs you like - it would be cool to catch up over a pint as well! I find myself listening almost exclusively to Morrissey and Radiohead at the mo - you can have the happy stuff.) And if you can't get your insurance (b******s) to cough up in time you can record round my place any time!! That would be fun. Let me know how you get on - and do remember that they'll get their punishment in hell - barbecued over a fire on a spit while being forced to listen to the collected works of Mariah Carey at ear-splitting volume. Cheers Tim - -----Original Message----- From: Lem Bingley [mailto:lem@zdnetmail.co.uk] Sent: 01 February 2000 13:10 To: alloy@smoe.org Subject: Alloy: Thieving scumbags I just got back from a week away to find that I'd been burgled. The buggers took about 3,500 quid's worth of electronics goods - including the portastudio that I'd bought to do my BDayIII bid. And they also took just about every CD I owned, about 100 in total, including all five TMDR albums, Ryuichi Sakamoto's Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia, the soundtrack to Toys, and both previous BDay CDs. I can now groove along to the Waterboys or Alicia's Attic - for some reason they left the CDs next to the book-ends. Needless to say, if anyone spots either Alloy recording up for sale on EBay, or in a second hand shop here in the UK, I'll be only too happy to tell the police. Very depressing. Lem. Get your free E-mail at http://www.zdnet.co.uk/mail/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 09:02:25 -0500 From: Robin Thurlow Subject: Re: Alloy: Thieving scumbags Lem, I'm sure all of us will be keeping a close eye on eBay to see if the B-Day cds turn up. We can also 'cross-reference' the seller if it looks like the range of Thomas' titles are being auctioned at the same time (and Ryuichi Sakamoto's too) Can you give the titles here, if you had anything unusual of his? I'll have to check but isn't there a procedure you can go through via eBay if you believe something being sold on their site is stolen property? I'm so sorry this has happened to you!!! Meanwhile I can certainly make you tapes of the cds I have so you won't have to lead a Thomas-free existence for very much longer. Robin T Lem Bingley wrote: > > I just got back from a week away to find that I'd been burgled. The buggers took about 3,500 quid's worth of electronics goods - including the portastudio that I'd bought to do my BDayIII bid. And they also took just about every CD I owned, about 100 in total, including all five TMDR albums, Ryuichi Sakamoto's Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia, the soundtrack to Toys, and both previous BDay CDs. I can now groove along to the Waterboys or Alicia's Attic - for some reason they left the CDs next to the book-ends. > > Needless to say, if anyone spots either Alloy recording up for sale on EBay, or in a second hand shop here in the UK, I'll be only too happy to tell the police. > > Very depressing. > > Lem. > > Get your free E-mail at http://www.zdnet.co.uk/mail/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 19:33:29 -0000 From: "Trevor James Blagg" Subject: Re: Alloy: Thieving scumbags Lem, If after a few weeks nothing turns up, just give me a shout and I'll see what I can do in terms of those rarities.....If you know what I mean! I'm so Sorry, Trev..... - ----- Original Message ----- From: Lem Bingley To: Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 1:09 PM Subject: Alloy: Thieving scumbags > > I just got back from a week away to find that I'd been burgled. The buggers took about 3,500 quid's worth of electronics goods - including the portastudio that I'd bought to do my BDayIII bid. And they also took just about every CD I owned, about 100 in total, including all five TMDR albums, Ryuichi Sakamoto's Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia, the soundtrack to Toys, and both previous BDay CDs. I can now groove along to the Waterboys or Alicia's Attic - for some reason they left the CDs next to the book-ends. > > Needless to say, if anyone spots either Alloy recording up for sale on EBay, or in a second hand shop here in the UK, I'll be only too happy to tell the police. > > Very depressing. > > Lem. > > Get your free E-mail at http://www.zdnet.co.uk/mail/ > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 15:46:31 -0500 From: "Stephen M. Tilson" Subject: Alloy: Return Of Turq Hi, Turquoise! Welcome back! Yes, we haven't heard from you *or* E(lipse in a very long time. Do fill us in on how things have been going, OK? :-) /\/\iles ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 15:46:32 -0500 From: "Stephen M. Tilson" Subject: Alloy: Thieving scumbags Oh Jeez, Lem. This really sucks. I'll keep my eyes peeled for the goods. Can you give a more exact description of the PortaStudio please? In solidarity, /\/\iles ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 18:17:27 EST From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Alloy: Beatnik on redesigned PBS website check out the new PBS site! it sounds like fun... :) Robin T Young Surfers Can Go 'Behind the Scenes' and Interact With Their Favorite Characters at the Relaunched PBS Kids Web Site pbskids.org Trivia, Jokes, Songs and Surprises Mark Educational Web Destination Debuting Today ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Offering its visitors a toy box full of new features and content, the PBS Kids Web site pbskids.org re- launches today with a comprehensive backstage look at PBS Kids show characters and engaging educational activities. PBS Kids is the most popular area of the 85,000-page PBS.org Web site. The redesigned PBS Kids site will enable kids to write stories, respond to other kids, tell jokes and discover answers to puzzling questions. Site visitors can also access the official Web sites and related activities for their favorite PBS Kids television programs, including ARTHUR, DRAGON TALES, MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD, NODDY, TELETUBBIES, ZOBOOMAFOO and ZOOM. With the relaunch, PBS Kids will feature new areas providing information about kid-related content available through local PBS stations: "In Your Town" and "What's New?" When users click on these areas they can see local station information and links to local station Web sites. In the coming months, these links will expand to include information about local PBS Kids show character appearances, children's fairs, and birthday clubs. The "What's New?" area will feature a newspaper-style page with articles about new activities on pbskids.org, as well as stories written by children from across the country. Other features of the new site include: * "You Be the Judge": encourages kids to boost their media smarts with an activity that shows how to watch and listen with a critical eye and ear. This new feature, combined with the existing "Get Your Web License" activity, round out PBS's TechKnow media literacy area; * "Backstage at PBS": offers an offbeat and memory-jiggling timeline of PBS kids show milestones since 1968. This area also teaches kids about the behind-the-scenes action of television production with the interactive game, "Lights, Camera, Action!"; * "Learn All About It": aggregates subject-related sites for school-aged kids, and provides a weekly trivia teaser to promote fact-digging; * Ready to Learn: The content within PBS Kids and its affiliated sites is based on extensive focus group research with kids ages 4-12 to enhance the goals of PBS's Ready to Learn (RTL) Service. RTL combines PBS's award-winning educational children's programs with local seminars, mailings of resource materials and other efforts to help children prepare for success in school; * Easier access: The new site also features easier access using more visual clues and a "sonified" experience for those with the free Beatnik plug- in, allowing pre-readers to help direct their own navigation of the site; and * "Notes for Caregivers": aids parents, caregivers and teachers in using pbskids.org through usability tips and curriculum groupings. "The relaunched PBS Kids site empowers kids to make smart choices by helping them to think critically about media," said Michelle Miller, editor of PBS Kids Online. "At the same time, innovative content from PBS' national producers and local stations enables visitors from 2-14 to have fun creating their own PBS Kids experience." PBS, headquartered in Alexandria, Va., is a private, nonprofit media enterprise owned and operated by the nation's 346 public television stations. A trusted community resource, PBS uses the power of noncommercial television, the Internet and other media to enrich the lives of all Americans through quality programs and education services that inform, inspire and delight. Available to 99 percent of American homes with televisions and to an increasing number of digital multimedia households, PBS serves nearly 100 million people each week. More information about PBS is available at pbs.org. PBS.org, PBS' award-winning site on the World Wide Web, produces high- quality Web programming as it pioneers the convergence of television and the Internet. PBS Online features more than 85,000 pages of content, as well as companion Web sites for more than 400 PBS programs and specials. PBS.org has won the prestigious Webby Award for best TV Web site in 1998 and 1999. In January 2000, Yahoo! put PBS.org at the top of its list of the best Web sites of all time. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 18:19:16 EST From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Alloy: Beatnik on redesigned PBS website check out the new PBS site! it sounds like fun... :) Robin T Young Surfers Can Go 'Behind the Scenes' and Interact With Their Favorite Characters at the Relaunched PBS Kids Web Site pbskids.org Trivia, Jokes, Songs and Surprises Mark Educational Web Destination Debuting Today ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Offering its visitors a toy box full of new features and content, the PBS Kids Web site pbskids.org re- launches today with a comprehensive backstage look at PBS Kids show characters and engaging educational activities. PBS Kids is the most popular area of the 85,000-page PBS.org Web site. The redesigned PBS Kids site will enable kids to write stories, respond to other kids, tell jokes and discover answers to puzzling questions. Site visitors can also access the official Web sites and related activities for their favorite PBS Kids television programs, including ARTHUR, DRAGON TALES, MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD, NODDY, TELETUBBIES, ZOBOOMAFOO and ZOOM. With the relaunch, PBS Kids will feature new areas providing information about kid-related content available through local PBS stations: "In Your Town" and "What's New?" When users click on these areas they can see local station information and links to local station Web sites. In the coming months, these links will expand to include information about local PBS Kids show character appearances, children's fairs, and birthday clubs. The "What's New?" area will feature a newspaper-style page with articles about new activities on pbskids.org, as well as stories written by children from across the country. Other features of the new site include: * "You Be the Judge": encourages kids to boost their media smarts with an activity that shows how to watch and listen with a critical eye and ear. This new feature, combined with the existing "Get Your Web License" activity, round out PBS's TechKnow media literacy area; * "Backstage at PBS": offers an offbeat and memory-jiggling timeline of PBS kids show milestones since 1968. This area also teaches kids about the behind-the-scenes action of television production with the interactive game, "Lights, Camera, Action!"; * "Learn All About It": aggregates subject-related sites for school-aged kids, and provides a weekly trivia teaser to promote fact-digging; * Ready to Learn: The content within PBS Kids and its affiliated sites is based on extensive focus group research with kids ages 4-12 to enhance the goals of PBS's Ready to Learn (RTL) Service. RTL combines PBS's award-winning educational children's programs with local seminars, mailings of resource materials and other efforts to help children prepare for success in school; * Easier access: The new site also features easier access using more visual clues and a "sonified" experience for those with the free Beatnik plug- in, allowing pre-readers to help direct their own navigation of the site; and * "Notes for Caregivers": aids parents, caregivers and teachers in using pbskids.org through usability tips and curriculum groupings. "The relaunched PBS Kids site empowers kids to make smart choices by helping them to think critically about media," said Michelle Miller, editor of PBS Kids Online. "At the same time, innovative content from PBS' national producers and local stations enables visitors from 2-14 to have fun creating their own PBS Kids experience." PBS, headquartered in Alexandria, Va., is a private, nonprofit media enterprise owned and operated by the nation's 346 public television stations. A trusted community resource, PBS uses the power of noncommercial television, the Internet and other media to enrich the lives of all Americans through quality programs and education services that inform, inspire and delight. Available to 99 percent of American homes with televisions and to an increasing number of digital multimedia households, PBS serves nearly 100 million people each week. More information about PBS is available at pbs.org. PBS.org, PBS' award-winning site on the World Wide Web, produces high- quality Web programming as it pioneers the convergence of television and the Internet. PBS Online features more than 85,000 pages of content, as well as companion Web sites for more than 400 PBS programs and specials. PBS.org has won the prestigious Webby Award for best TV Web site in 1998 and 1999. In January 2000, Yahoo! put PBS.org at the top of its list of the best Web sites of all time. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 18:22:10 EST From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Alloy: Beatnik on redesigned PBS website check out the new PBS site! it sounds like fun... :) Robin T Young Surfers Can Go 'Behind the Scenes' and Interact With Their Favorite Characters at the Relaunched PBS Kids Web Site pbskids.org Trivia, Jokes, Songs and Surprises Mark Educational Web Destination Debuting Today ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Offering its visitors a toy box full of new features and content, the PBS Kids Web site pbskids.org re- launches today with a comprehensive backstage look at PBS Kids show characters and engaging educational activities. PBS Kids is the most popular area of the 85,000-page PBS.org Web site. The redesigned PBS Kids site will enable kids to write stories, respond to other kids, tell jokes and discover answers to puzzling questions. Site visitors can also access the official Web sites and related activities for their favorite PBS Kids television programs, including ARTHUR, DRAGON TALES, MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD, NODDY, TELETUBBIES, ZOBOOMAFOO and ZOOM. With the relaunch, PBS Kids will feature new areas providing information about kid-related content available through local PBS stations: "In Your Town" and "What's New?" When users click on these areas they can see local station information and links to local station Web sites. In the coming months, these links will expand to include information about local PBS Kids show character appearances, children's fairs, and birthday clubs. The "What's New?" area will feature a newspaper-style page with articles about new activities on pbskids.org, as well as stories written by children from across the country. Other features of the new site include: * "You Be the Judge": encourages kids to boost their media smarts with an activity that shows how to watch and listen with a critical eye and ear. This new feature, combined with the existing "Get Your Web License" activity, round out PBS's TechKnow media literacy area; * "Backstage at PBS": offers an offbeat and memory-jiggling timeline of PBS kids show milestones since 1968. This area also teaches kids about the behind-the-scenes action of television production with the interactive game, "Lights, Camera, Action!"; * "Learn All About It": aggregates subject-related sites for school-aged kids, and provides a weekly trivia teaser to promote fact-digging; * Ready to Learn: The content within PBS Kids and its affiliated sites is based on extensive focus group research with kids ages 4-12 to enhance the goals of PBS's Ready to Learn (RTL) Service. RTL combines PBS's award-winning educational children's programs with local seminars, mailings of resource materials and other efforts to help children prepare for success in school; * Easier access: The new site also features easier access using more visual clues and a "sonified" experience for those with the free Beatnik plug- in, allowing pre-readers to help direct their own navigation of the site; and * "Notes for Caregivers": aids parents, caregivers and teachers in using pbskids.org through usability tips and curriculum groupings. "The relaunched PBS Kids site empowers kids to make smart choices by helping them to think critically about media," said Michelle Miller, editor of PBS Kids Online. "At the same time, innovative content from PBS' national producers and local stations enables visitors from 2-14 to have fun creating their own PBS Kids experience." PBS, headquartered in Alexandria, Va., is a private, nonprofit media enterprise owned and operated by the nation's 346 public television stations. A trusted community resource, PBS uses the power of noncommercial television, the Internet and other media to enrich the lives of all Americans through quality programs and education services that inform, inspire and delight. Available to 99 percent of American homes with televisions and to an increasing number of digital multimedia households, PBS serves nearly 100 million people each week. More information about PBS is available at pbs.org. PBS.org, PBS' award-winning site on the World Wide Web, produces high- quality Web programming as it pioneers the convergence of television and the Internet. PBS Online features more than 85,000 pages of content, as well as companion Web sites for more than 400 PBS programs and specials. PBS.org has won the prestigious Webby Award for best TV Web site in 1998 and 1999. In January 2000, Yahoo! put PBS.org at the top of its list of the best Web sites of all time. ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V5 #23 **************************