International Dialects of English Archive Since 1997 - The International Dialects of English Archive, IDEA, was created in 1997 as a repository of primary source recordings for actors and other artists in the performing arts.

Not much news on this pre-Berlinale Monday (except another underwater internet cable has been "damaged"), so we bring you the skateboarding dog

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<a LINK It's been a favorite of mine for years and recently discovered many don't know the singular joy of Overheard in New York.

This could be interesting for some of the teachers out there: Visual Dictionary Online

I've already posted this on my blog, but here goes again.

Test your vocabulary skills for a good cause. For every word you answer correctly, Free Rice donates 10 grains of rice through the United Nations to help end world hunger.

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Now, this is a list worthwhile bookmarking, kids!

OEDB.org: " Hundreds of libraries and archives exist online, from university-supported sites to individual efforts. Each one has something to offer to researchers, students, and teachers. This list contains over 250 libraries and archives that focus mainly on localized, regional, and U.S. history, but it also includes larger collections, eText and eBook repositories, and a short list of directories to help you continue your research efforts."

"Maybe Logic Academy is an innovative online learning institution and community. The Academy features online courses by some our most important and ground-breaking writers, theorists, artists and teachers."

Check out the upcoming corses: Erik Davis about "The Crazy Wisdom of Philip K. Dick" or "Technologies of Persuasion - From Propaganda to Paranoia" with good old Douglas Rushkoff. Go there, freaky mystics of the 21st century, go there now!

The Bob Dylan Message Generator

More than 895 gazillion users can't be wrong!

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Keeping the torrents coming amen

This is the hot new blog a couple of people might have heard about before...

"This piece nicely provides an overview of Second Life, how people are building a new way of real work and interaction there,"

Snowbooks was named joint Small Publisher of the Year at the 2006 British book Trade Awards.

They do unusual things like offering extracts from their books in the virtual world "Second Life".

By the way, they bookshop will have a place in SL too. The house, a sort of victorian shop, is already there. The video-screen and the jukebox is working. The only mover even got some free pizza. The first floor is not done yet, but that's where you will find the virtual Alan.

Coordinates: Minato (237, 12, 117 / SLURL)

We are no. 7!

A walk through a 'living book,' with novelist JC Hutchins.

-Only science fiction authors come up with stuff like that.

Photobucket is a great site to include pictures in your web-postings without hours of "copy and paste". Just upload your picture, click on "HTML-link" and the system automatically copies the code. Paste the code into your story and that's it. Very simple. Check it out!