The Great Possibility of China

On the cusp of the Olympics, powerful women leaders are reshaping China's future.

New China Rising: A letter from the founder

"Listening to their voices I see now a complex, honest, and dynamic picture that reveals where the untapped levers for change in China lie—a picture where hope and courage grows and blossoms."
— Jensine Larsen, World Pulse Founder

Holding Up Half the Sky: Women leaders speak on China

Days before the Olympics, World Pulse caught up with women leaders and China experts to discuss China's greatest challenges—and her greatest strengths—at this critical time in China's history.

"I would like to be a bridge between China and the outside world..."
—Lichun Tian, HIV/AIDS Expert, Researcher

Read the August 2008 edition of the World Pulse emagazine.

Sunday night while driving to L.A. on tour, the van that Portland band The Prids were driving blew a tire, causing them to lose control of the vehicle and resulting in the van rolling several times. All six occupants (the four band members plus two of their significant others) were injured and taken to the ER, where they were treated for "multiple moderate to severe injuries". Thankfully they are all alive; as of today they have all been discharged and will soon be heading back to Portland.

Their van was totaled, their equipment might need to be replaced, and of course they will have some large medical bills to pay. They are accepting donations through the PayPal link on their website or via the donation jar at Food Fight! Vegan Grocery (1217 SE Stark St). Considering how many free shows they've played, it's the least we can do.

Updates are being post on their website and on MySpace, and there is additional information about the accident (including photos) at this IndyMedia post.

Firefox 3 Download Day is Tuesday, June 17, 2008. Help set the record for most software downloads in 24 hours by visiting the official Download Day website.

I haven't tried any of the beta or release candidate versions of Firefox 3, so I'm looking forward to seeing how it compares to Camino, which has been my main web browser for a few months. I've only been loading Firefox 2 when I need to use Firebug, YSlow, or the Web Developer extension. However, I'll often use Safari 3.1's Develop menu instead if I don't need the full capabilities of those Firefox extensions, since Safari loads much more quickly for me.

I attended DrupalCamp PDX 2008 yesterday at the Portland State Business Accelerator. With nearly one hundred attendees, it was evidence of Drupal's accelerating popularity. Here are the two photos I took during the CCK session (photos from other attendees are available here):

My notes from the event are below.

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Now that I've got this site moved over to a VPS, I can start actually keeping a blog here. I compared a few different hosting providers and settled on Linode.com, and it's been a good experience so far.