“In the United States those bits of our history that remain are paved over, sanitized, packaged for easy consumption. At those sites not already lost to commercial development, we walk between velvet ropes, herded by guides, warned not to touch. Our icons are preserved under glass, their magic demystified in glossy brochures.” StatesLostEasyBitsWalksUnitedHistoryUnited StatesMagicDevelopmentGlassesGuidesConsumptionSiteRopeIconsVelvetBrochures Author:Biloine W. Young
“With biobanking there's just another tool available to make sure that the land we actually conserve has better biodiversity values. It's usually more contiguous. You see, just because you preserve two dozen trees at the end of a development site doesn't mean that's a great habitat.” MeanTwoEndsValuesTreeLandDevelopmentToolsAvailablePreservesDozenSiteHabitatBiodiversity Author:Frank Sartor
“The Fugazi Live Series site, when we realized the Internet, the way it works - the speeds and its development - made it possible to have one source of infinite copies, was incredible for us. Using tapes or CD's to make copies would have been so unwieldy. We have shows that have zero downloads, which makes me sad, but they're all freely available at any time. The most downloaded show was the one with the best audio quality, but I didn't think it was a very interesting show.” ThinkingWayHas BeensMadeShowsInterestingQualitySourceDevelopmentInternetInfiniteSeriesIncrediblesAvailableSpeedMade ItCopiesZeroTapeSiteVery InterestingCdsDownloadsAudio Author:Ian MacKaye
“For the US, the Kosovo War was a success because it encouraged the development of the Pentagon's 'Revolution in Military Affairs' (RMA). The war provided a test site for experimentation, and paved the way for emergence of what I call in Strategie de la deception 'the second deterrence'.” WayWarMilitaryRevolutionDevelopmentTestsAffairDeceptionSiteExperimentationEmergencePentagonKosovoDeterrence Author:Paul Virilio
“Interviewer: Have you ever considered writing nonfiction? Mary Doria Russell: Oh, honey, I did! Let's see...There was "A Reconsideration of the Evidence for Cannibalism at the Krapina Neandertal Site." That was a big hit. And who could ever forget "Cutmarks on the Engis II Calvarium"? Then there was "Browridge Development as a Function of Bending Stress in the Supraorbital Region." I got tons of reprint requests for that one. Trust me fiction is better.” WritingBigsForgetFictionDevelopmentEvidenceFunctionStressRegionsHoneyNonfictionMarySiteTrust MeRequestBendingCannibalismInterviewersReconsiderationWriting Nonfiction Author:Mary Doria Russell