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2 Day event at McCaw Hall featuring: Keynote Address by Ian Rogers (CEO Topspin) 14 Panels Trade Area Networking Lunches Evening Receptions www.GrammyPNW.com for more info

Manoa Geeks is a regular gathering of people working or interested in Web 2.0, online entrepreneurship and startups, programming and development, and science and technology. Please RSVP: http://manoageeks.eventbrite.com First held at a small coffee shop in Manoa Valley, the event has quickly grown to become one of Hawaii’s best forums for friendly, casual, and collaborative geekery and networking. These meetups now draws dozens of people from a wide spectrum of pursuits, bringing together everyone from engineers to artists, from educators to entrepreneurs, from geeks-in-the-making to visiting or recently relocated leaders in the global technology space. The November 2008 meetup will be held at Thirtyninehotel and is hosted by Blue Lava Technologies, creators of iLovePhotos. About Our Sponsor Blue Lava Technologies is a Hawaii based Internet venture co-founded by Henk Rogers and Lorenz Sell in 2006. “Our mission is to bring photos back into people’s lives using innovative technologies such as facial detection and artificial intelligence.” iLovePhotos.com, its flagship service, creates an entirely new photo sharing paradigm. http://www.bluelavatech.com http://www.ilovephotos.com About Our Venue Thirtyninehotel is located in Honolulu's historic Chinatown district at 39 North Hotel Street. It's a second floor loft space that features a 1,700-square foot art and music space (with bar and sound system) and a 1,160-square foot private patio with assorted seating areas and an unparalleled view of downtown Honolulu. http://www.thirtyninehotel.com

I have been doing some planning for this for a while, and I am proud to announce that starting October 11 at noon EST, and concluding October 12 at noon EST, Geek is Chic Podcast will be broadcasting live for 24 hours to increase breast cancer awareness, and raise funds for the Susan G Komen foundation. Geek is Chic is a podcast, where technology is fashionable and practical. Nothing could fulfill this creed better than using the technology available in New Media and in web 2.0 to benefit such a worthy cause. We will be live and interactive throughout the entire 24 hours. You can listen to the broadcast, call in, and even chat on Talkshoe.com. We’ll also be showing live video footage during portions of the podcastathon using Ustream.tv. You can find directions of how to join us right on our website www.geekischic.org. I hope you will join us from October 11th to the 12th. We will have different podcasters stop by like Liana Lehua of Girls Gone Geek and various other Podango productions, CC Chapman host of Accident Hash and Managing the Grey, Whitney Hoffman of the LD Podcasts and Podcamp movement, and Cliff Ravenscraft of GSPN.tv and many more. We’ll also have some great live music by Carlos Bertonatti and Matthew Ebel. There will also be some great trivia, and all and all a good time raising funds for a great cause. You can help us reach our goal, “Imagine life without breast cancer.” - Susan G Komen Foundation. Bring on the coffee!!! Your crazy friend, Andrea Zuñiga :) I hope too see you all at some point during the podcastathon! Just call Phone Number: (724) 444-7444 Call ID: 12560 If you want to log on to the chatroom all you have to do is go to http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/12560 Find out the latest details at www.GeekIsChic.org!

UH Warriors Night at the ArtZone It's Homecoming Night for the University of Hawaii Warriors at Aloha Stadium, so show your support for the home team and get a free beer! Bring in any HIFF ticket stub from Saturday only OR a UH ticket stub and get a free beer from festival sponsor Kona Brewery. While supplies last -- so get there early! The ArtZone is actually a private residence, but you've never seen a home like this. Featured in Home and Garden TV, it includes a screening room, jacuzzi, awesome art by local artists, and silk acrobatic ropes and a trapeze that hangs from the (really high) ceiling. Please enjoy yourself but remember we'll be in a residential neighborhood (and we'd like to be welcomed back). We'll have heavy pupus but the real fun is in the drinks at this party. Enjoy island staple shave ice with a little kick of vodka, li hing powder, azuki beans or condensed milk -- or all of it! Dreamsicle Okinawan awamori is also dangerously delicious. Bar proceeds to benefit HIFF -- but please drive responsibly. We want everyone to be safe! http://artzonehawaii.com/ Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008 9 pm - 12 am The Art Zone 3245 Pali Hwy 595-6591

For the Washington State fans that want to share an evening with Na Mele 'O Hawai'i, this is for you.  Hear music from their new CD, "Sharing The Aloha". CDs will be available for purchase. Call for reservations. Check out the website www.myspace.com/nameleohawaii

Robert Lopaka Kapanui wrote at 10:18am Friends, tonight beginning from 7 to 8:30pm'ish I am offering a special, "5 Candles Ghost Tour." There is an old Japanese belief that if you are willing to lite a certain amount of candles and tell a ghost story for each candle and blow everyone of them out one by one as each ghost story finishes, by the time you blow out the last candle, you will see a ghost. Let's do this tonight. Let's lite one candle for the 5 haunted locations we go to tonight so that at the last spot as I tell the last ghost story and blow out that final candle, we should (if we are lucky, no guarantees) see a ghost right in front of us. Bring your digital cameras, video recorders and EVP's! Call or text at 699-4940 or here on facebook. This is a one time only ghost tour for $25.00 per person because we are going to carpool. Meeting place is at the Kamehameha statue. Will this ghost tour to conclude in the dark depths of Makua cave or at Pu'uomahuka Heiau? I will leave it up to all of you. You are required to wear black from head to toe. Good luck.

our favorite people at our favorite place with our favorite 92 proof. come have a drink on us. celebrate chinatown. RSVP for FREE entry and FREE Rum www.myopenbar.com/chinatownstraightup

Tom's Big Birthday Show @ Red Lion University (across from Puck's Alley) 10pm - 1am PIMPBOT w/ Missing Dave and Awry By Design $5 cover 21 & up welcome

Because this event did well for those who came, I am offering it again! Friends, this Saturday night, Septmeber 27th, beginning from 7 to 8:30pm'ish I am offering a special, "5 Candles Ghost Tour." There is an old Japanese belief that if you are willing to lite a certain amount of candles and tell a ghost story for each candle and blow everyone of them out one by one as each ghost story finishes, by the time you blow out the last candle, you will see a ghost. Let's do this tonight. Let's lite one candle for the 5 haunted locations we go to this Saturday evening so that at the last spot as I tell the last ghost story and blow out that final candle, we should (if we are lucky, no guarantees) see a ghost right in front of us. Bring your digital cameras, video recorders and EVP's! Call or text at 699-4940 or here on facebook. This is a one time only ghost tour for $25.00 per person because we are going to carpool. Meeting place is at the Kamehameha statue. Will this ghost tour conclude in the dark depths of Makua cave or at Pu'uomahuka Heiau? I will leave it up to all of you. You are required to wear black from head to toe. Good luck.

Raising awareness of anxiety and depression

ServiceNation is a national campaign for an America where citizens take responsibility for the nation's future. On September 27, 2008, people across the country will volunteer in a day of service. Kanu Hawaii wants to help make Hawaii the #1 state in volunteers per capita and make Hawaii a recognized leader as we strive for national service legislation to become law in 2009.

Manoa Geeks is a regular gathering of people working or interested in Web 2.0, online entrepreneurship and startups, programming and development, and science and technology. The September 2008 meetup is hosted by HONBLUE, Honolulu's premier reprographics imaging company. HONBLUE is a leader in technology via print, web based collaboration software, bid document distribution and consulting. Official RSVP page: http://manoageeks.eventbrite.com/

Matt and Dave will be LIVE on blogtv this SATURDAY starting at 2. The address is: http://www.blogtv.com/people/OffTopicLIVE check us out http://www.mattandave.com/ Off Topic segments: Shout Outs The Discussion Movies -Featured Movie TV Live Story? Call to Eric Fanning The Debate Word/Person of the Week

August 9th Saturday from 7pm to 10:pm. Join me as we meet on the steps of the state library and then tour the grounds of the 'Iolani Palace, where at 8pm until 8:20pm we will for the first time in the 30 years that this ghost tour has been in existence from the time of Glen Grant, we will be allowed to go into the 'Iolani Palace and explore the circumstances behind King David Kalakaua's demise and meet the ghost of his weeping widow, Queen Kapi'olani. Afterwards, we will board the bus as it wisks us away to the Mo'ili'ili Japanese Cemetary and to the most haunted building on the island of 'O'ahu..The Contessa. All who attend must wear white from head to toe for this occassion. I will explain later. Text 699-4940 for more information.

Listen to KIPO (89.3 FM) "Town Square" with Alethea Rebman, president of KPPS; Sid Quintal of the City and County of Honolulu; and Les Chang, director of the City Parks and Recreation. They will be in a round table on the controversial issues surrounding Kapiolani Park and commercial use. Hosted by Beth-Ann Koslovich

ALL SOUTH SHORE BEACH CLEAN UP Venue: Magic Island (next to the Lagoon) and Waikiki Date: Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 Time: 9:00 AM- 2:00PM Come down south for the first annual ALL SOUTH SHORE BEACH CLEAN UP, hosted by KanuHawaii, Vana Ohana and the Surfrider Foundation’s O’ahu Chapter! Join us in making personal commitments that will better our beaches and this place we all call home. Organizers and sponsors hope that volunteers, will come down and pick up trash at their favorite beach. Gloves, trash bags, and information about this beach clean up and future cleanups will be provided at two main stations – one in Waikiki and one at Magic Island. Our project has three main goals: 1. Connect Hawaii’s different communities and generations with both the environment and with each other 2. Support and bring traffic towards local business and organizations that strive to better Hawaii 3. Show residents and visitors alike that we care about Hawaii Volunteers of all ages are welcome to come and encouraged to spread the word! Anyone who would like to get involved with the ALL SOUTH SHORE BEACH CLEAN UP should meet us at 9:00 AM at Magic Island (Next to the Lagoon) or Waikiki. Refreshments will be provided, along with prizes for lucky volunteers. Sunscreen and Hats are recommended Mahalo to: KanuHawaii, Surfrider Foundation, HeavyWater Magazine, The Kokua Foundation, Blue Planet Surf, and HIC. All of these fine organizations have donated their time in helping with this beach clean up project. We are still in need of sponsors to help with prize donations to volunteers. If you or your organization would like to be a part of this clean up, you can email me at jching@scu.edu or call at 808-277-7200 If you would like more information about the beach clean up, you can email: jching@scu.edu or call 808-277-7200. For more information about KanuHawaii, you can go to http://www.kanuhawaii.org or email james@kanuhawaii.org For more information about the Surfrider Foundation, go to http://www.surfrider.org/oahu/

Are you ready for summer cocktails? We certainly are! If you are in or around NYC, please join us at Union Bar on Friday July 25th from 5-7 PM as we co-host a summer cocktail bash at "Cafe PureLeaf". This special cafe within Union Bar will be celebrating a new line of bottled PureLeaf brewed teas by Lipton. We're going to give tea time a whole new definition, so put on your party shoes and come on over! We'll be doing some live taping for our Culinary Media Network shows, especially of the bartenders mixing PureLeaf teas into some tasty libations. Union Bar 200 Park Avenue South (betw 17th & 18th) 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM The happy hour with drink specials will take place from 5-7, but we'll hang around for a bit afterwards. So come on out and have a drink with us -- we can't wait to meet you there! Be sure to let us know if you're coming so that we can say hello, and thank you for being a Culinary Media Network fan!

There is tech in Hawaii! We cover online startups, entrepreneurship, web 2.0, web services, mashups, the future of tech and related social issues... all that good stuff. Show and tell! Bring something to tell or show the group: a website we should know about, a demo of something you're building, etc.

RELAY for LIFE HAWAII I've been active with the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life 8+ years. I emcee the event every year, but this year I'm also my team's Captain (Team Prime Care). I have been touch with cancer in my family & have lost several friends & family to this disease. I greatly appreciate a donation big or small. It helps in futher research & support for people with cancer. Please help us in the fight toward cancer. Mahalo, Sean Douglas Hoban RELAY for LIFE HAWAII - July 12, 2008 @ Ala Moana Magic Island http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeHighPlainsDivision?pg=personal&fr_id=6533&fr_id=6533&px=6737615

[ The following is based on the official description from http://podcampaz.org/about/ ] === What is PodCamp? PodCamp is a free “unconference” focused on new media. I’m assuming your next question is what’s an “unconference”. Well, among the many hard to explain things in this world, this may not be the hardest, but it’s ranks up there in my book. Here’s how podcamp.org explains it: “The characteristics of all successful communities: broadly shared, accessible set of opportunities, a shared sense of responsibility for the success of the common enterprise, and a genuine sense of belonging.” - Former President Bill Clinton, TED2007 PodCamp is a FREE BarCamp-style community UnConference for podcasters and listeners, bloggers and readers, and anyone interested in New Media. It was held for the first time from September 8-10 in Boston, Massachusetts and is now spreading across the world. You do NOT need to be a podcaster to attend a PodCamp. If you’re interested in podcasting or blogging, if if you’re a podsafe musician (or want to be), or just someone curious about podcasting and new media, then please join us — and bring a friend or colleague.PodCamp AZ is just starting to take shape and desperately needs your help. If you are interested in helping out in any way, please contact us at info@thecreationshop.com, or stop by the PodCamp AZ page on podcamp.org and throw your name in the rung. We’d love to hear from you and get your thoughts, ideas and suggestions for how we, as a community, can make PodCamp AZ an amazing event. Now, as far as PodCamp AZ is concerned, we’re just getting things started and really need everyone’s help. Please join the mailing list, the Google Group (http://groups.google.com/group/podcampaz) or the Wiki (http://podcamp.pbwiki.com/Podcamp-AZ). You can shoot us an email (info@thecreationshop.com), add us as your Twitter friend (http://twitter.com/podcampaz) or even make a donation. The success of PodCamp solely depends on you! Together, we can all make PodCamp AZ a rockin’ success! Got some great ideas for PodCamp AZ? Dump your brain-load in the Wiki. (the wiki is still a little under construction, so bear with us) === Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=13838969275 Official Homepage: http://podcampaz.org/

(Well, I guess "opening" is as close as an event type as a CD release can get.) The very first project created as Eponymous 4 finally gets a CD release in 2008! These tracks date as far back as 1998, when a burglar made off with my first workstation. "enigmatics" was a way to get familiar with replacement equipment. It's something an homage to Enigma, an artist of whom I'm not a very big fan. Why create an homage, then? It's easy to emulate your idols, but fighting ambivalence is far more challenging. (Subject to change, of course.)

everything from women and gender in The Sopranos, food and poetry, comparison with Mad Men, The Sopranos ending and the closure-junkies ... scholars converge from all over the world at Fordham University to assess the cultural impact of this pathbreaking show, a year after it ended ... ADMISSION IS FREE, CONFERENCE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, MEDIA WELCOME... complete conference program: http://paullevinson.blogspot.com/2008/05/sopranos-conference-at-fordham.html some prominent mentions of the conference - Andrew Sullivan's blog: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/ New York Magazine blog: http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/05/ever_wonder_what_that_bear.html Sport's Illustrated blog: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/sioncampus/05/16/campus.clicks0516/index.html CollegeOTR: http://www.collegeotr.com/university_of_california_santa_barbara/conference_crashing_sopranos_fest_08_8410 widely quoted NY Post interview, in which I compare The Sopranos to Shakespeare and the Beatles: http://www.nypost.com/seven/05142008/news/regionalnews/wise_profs_take_on_wiseguys_in_soprano_c_110767.htm CONFERENCE CONVENERS: Paul Levinson & Al Auster (Fordham University) David Lavery (Brunel University, London) Douglas Howard (Suffolk Community College)

In this episode, I'll talk about the element of water, how it's related to intuition, a fun spread I cam up with, and anything else you want to discuss. Call ID: 11046

This meeting will follow up from the first in January. Geeks Who Care is a new group dedicated to putting together a practical framework for geeks who want to do something positive in their local community. We are secular, not related to any religious, political or social group. We're just a bunch of geeks who want to do a little more to help the less fortunate. We will discuss results of the last meeting, progress members have made, new ideas, and design a schedule/firm plans to make things happen. Father Bob Maguire will be there to consult on ideas. Everyone is welcome, but please RSVP for numbers.

I'll talk about the element of water and what it may mean in a reading, and anything else anybody wants to discuss!

A two day exhibition of interactive sight, sound, and physical objects by the student artists of ITP This event is free and open to the public No need to RSVP more info: http://itp.nyu.edu/shows/spring2008/

Hey There! So, I hate to bug you again about voting, but last time it worked, cause we made the final round of KIIS FM's Big Break Competition! We now have a 1 in 25 chance of winning 10K and playing at Wango Tango in front of 20,000 people! So all you have to do is go to this link: http://www.kiisfm.com/pages/bigbreak/finalvote.php Then click on the bubble next to The Luke Andrews Accident, enter your email address, and confirm it in your email inbox. During this round, you can do this once aday, so if you are ever thinking about it, please keep voting! and please feel free to invite your friends to this event so they can vote! The voting goes from now till April 27th! If you haven't seen the video you are voting for, go on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqXm7dsVa7A Thanks, Luke To Vote: http://www.kiisfm.com/pages/bigbreak/finalvote.php

What is the Hawaii Geek Meet? The Hawaii Geek Meet is a casual, friendly, open potluck gathering of geeks. And we mean "geek" in a most inclusive, positive way. Do you like technology? Do you have a specialty? Among your friends or coworkers, are you the guru, the go-to person for things that blink or have moving parts? Whether you're passionate about programming, photography, design, HAM radio, model rockets, painting, teaching... we want to meet you. For specific and focused local groups, the Hawaii Geek Meet is a great excuse to see old friends and catch up on the latest tips and trends. But at the same time, the idea of Hawaii Geek Meet is to mix and mingle with other brilliant people, people you might never meet in your own circles, but people with whom we'd bet you'd get along smashingly. The Hawaii Geek Meet is the brainchild of Burt Lum (of Bytemarks) and Aaron Dragushan (of Manoa Geeks), but truly belongs to all Hawaii geeks! Who is invited? Anyone who is remotely geeky about anything. Web developers, designers, programmers, photographers, videographers, podcasters, bloggers, even artists, teachers, thinkers... Are you knowledgeable and passionate about something? Are you naturally curious and interested in learning about something? Do you want to meet new people, share what you know, and learn a thing or two that you don't? Then you're invited. Bring your friends, your family, your kids... and if you've got geek toys and gadgets, bring them too! The core of the Hawaii Geek Meet are several local groups that already get together to talkstory and share knowledge. Is your group interested in joining? Just add your name to the list! When will it be held? Sunday, April 20, 2008. Where will it be held? Magic Island at Ala Moana Beach Park, Picnic site #40. You can view and print a PDF map of Magic Island. Why? Why not? RSVP at www.hawaiigeek.com as well

That's right: I've moved my Second Life bookshop - The Soft Edge - to beautiful new quarters, in the Artists' Village in Second Life. And to celebrate this new opening, I'll be reading from the beginnings of each of my five novels - The Silk Code, Borrowed Tides, The Consciousness Plague, The Pixel Eye, The Plot to Save Socrates - at 4pm Eastern (1pm Second Life time) this afternoon! I'll also be giving away a copy of one of my novels in a contest, which will be open to only those who attend the Grand Opening today! If you're already my friend in Second Life, look for an announcement from me, 30 minutes before the reading, with a landmark you can use to get to the reading. If you're already on Second Life, but are not yet my Friend, I can be contacted at PaulLevinson Freenote - send me a note in Second Life, and I'll reply with a landmark to the reading. If you're not on Second Life, you can join for free any time at http://secondlife.com - after you've joined send me a message here on Facebook, and I'll give you more details. More details about all of my novels at http://theplottosavesocrates.com Time: 4pm Eastern (= 1pm Second Life Time) [Please ignore the New York, NY City/Town listing - you can attend this event from any place you and your computer happen to be.]

You know you want to hear this ... you've regretted missing all of the readings I've done before ... So I'll be back this afternoon, on the Web, in Second Life, reading some new material from my novel in progress, Unburning Alexandria... It's the sequel to The Plot to Save Socrates - but, if you haven't read that novel yet, not to worry, I promise I won't give anything away in my reading... The reading will take place on the Web in Second Life. If you're already my friend in Second Life, look for an announcement from me, an hour before the reading, with a landmark you can use to get to the reading. If you're already on Second Life, but are not yet my Friend, I can be contacted at PaulLevinson Freenote - send me a note in Second Life, and I'll reply with a landmark to the reading. The reading will be at the Bantam Dell Cafe in Second Life. If you're not on Second Life, you can join for free any time at http://secondlife.com - after you've joined send me a message here on Facebook, and I'll give you more details. More details about The Plot to Save Socrates and Unburning Alexandria at http://theplottosavesocrates.com Time: 4pm Eastern (= 1pm Second Life Time) Note: Ignore the New York city/town listed in the form - you can hear this reading on your computer, wherever in the world you may be...

You folks know the drill: come to a startup, eat their lunch, geek out, and then volunteer for the next Lunch20Hawaii like Lorenze (CEO of iLovePhotos.com) did last time. Raise your hand and you're in! iLovePhotos creates an entirely new photo sharing paradigm. Imagine seeing every photo anyone has ever taken of you. Imagine automatically sharing all your photos with your friends. Using facial detection and visual tagging, iLovePhotos simplifies photo management by doing two things: Automatically sharing your photos with the people in each photo and automatically creating compelling slideshows out of your photos. Parking: Parking can be difficult downtown. You can try to find on street metered parking, or park in the garage in the building which will probably cost about $2.50 for two hours. Please RSVP via email to rsvp@lunch20hawaii.com. And following up on our first Lunch 2.0 Hawaii in Dec. 2007: * Congratulations to Carnet's team at ChipIn that launched their new product Sprout Builder with great success at Demo '08! Here is a link to a video of their presentation. http://www.lunch20.com/2008/01/10/lunch-20-hawaii-launches/ * If you missed it last time, here is the link to PeopleBridge's video that quickly covers their approach to delivering HyperRelevance. http://www.mediadv8.com/pb/flash/ * We were mentioned by Pacific Business News who wrote a quick story on Lunch20Hawaii's launch: http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2008/01/21/story9.html?b=1200891600 Lunch 2.0 with Aloha!

Getting together is great, being in the same room as people who share the same passions and ideas as you, being with people who can sharpen your creative edge and inspire you to achieve your goals is a huge part of what new media should be about. With that in mind we'd love to welcome you to the first Podcastmatters New Media Coffee Break, sponsored by Podcastmatters Ltd. It's a chance to meet up with fellow new media enthusiasts or to meet up with people who are dipping their toe into all things blogging, podcasting and social/new media. Beer, wine, tea, coffee and a buffet will be provided.

The hits keep on coming! I've been getting such good response to my readings in Second Life - which you can attend right on your computer - that I decided to accept a invitation to do a reading this Sunday! It will be in a breathtaking virtual space - Gypsy Moon - in Second Life. Crystals, lily pads, art deco, neon ... what better place to read a little more from my novel in progress, Unburning Alexandria - sequel to The Plot to Save Socrates... Sierra Waters rockin' the casbah.. If you already have a Second Life account, IM me at PaulLevinson Freenote, and I'll reply with a landmark to the reading. If you do not have an SL account, you can get one, for free, at secondlife.com - once you have an account, just do as above. You can use the landmark to get to my reading on the day of the event... IGNORE THE CITY/TOWN LISTED WITH THIS EVENT - I HAD TO FILL IN THAT PART OF THE FORM, AND NYC IS WHERE I LIVE - but you can come to the reading wherever you are, because it will take place right on your computer! Note also: 3pm Eastern time = 12 Noon Second Life time

I'll be interviewed tonight at a special time by the Knitwitch - an hour before the Presidential debate! 8pm Eastern... You have been invited by Maia Whitaker to join a live Community Call. KnitWitch's SF/F Zone LIVE (Join in) Host: KnitWitch - podcast@knitwitchzone.com Episode: EP#8 - Zone LIVE - Paul Levinson Interview Time adjusted earlier than usual for Presidential Debate. A live open interview with science fiction author, Paul Levinson. We'll talk about promoting a book in the digital multimedia age, reading his novel "The Plot To Save Socrates" in Second Life and take questions from the live audience. Call ID: 28497 Date: Tue, February 26, 2008 Time: 08:00 PM EST How to participate - details at: http://knitwitchzone.com/ Message Maia at podcast@knitwitchzone.com or me right here on Facebook with any questions ... You can call in and just listen, or ask questions, or even type in questions in chat... IGNORE THE New York City CITY/TOWN - I MEAN, DON'T IGNORE NYC, IT'S A GREAT CITY - BUT YOU CAN LISTEN TO THIS INTERVIEW AND ASK QUESTIONS ANYWHERE YOU AND YOUR COMPUTER HAPPEN TO BE...

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I'll be reading from a section of my novel, The Plot to Save Socrates, never before heard in public... You can hear and see this on your computer, just by connecting to Second Life. The time of the reading - 3-4pm - is EASTERN TIME If you already have a Second Life account, just send me a note, befriend me on Second Life (if we're not already friends), and I'll reply with a "landmark" which will bring you right to the reading. If you do not have a Second Life account, you can easily get one, for free, at SecondLife.com - once you get an account, just message me, here or on Second Life. NOTE: PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE "New York" LISTING IN THE TOWN FIELD - YOU CAN BE ANYWHERE AND ATTEND THIS EVENT VIA YOUR COMPUTER. This reading will not be recorded. If you can't attend, the only way you will be able hear this section is in the The Plot to Save Socrates audiobook - http://www.amazon.com/dp/160083339X/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20 And, of course, you can read it in the novel - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0765311976/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20 But here are some goodies from The Plot to Save Socrates that are FREE: -read the first chapter online http://wordspal.wordpress.com/2006/12/04/blog-exclusive-chapter-one-of-the-plot-to-save-socrates-by-paul-levinson/ -listen to me reading the first chapter http://odeo.com/audio/3493763/view -Red Moon author David S. Michaels reacts to a reading from the first chapter of The Plot to Save Socrates that I gave last week on Aaron Busch's new Primetime and Online webcast http://odeo.com/audio/17755523/view -Sierra Waters - heroine of the novel - is twice introduced http://odeo.com/audio/17314213/view -more review blurbs than you can shake a stick at (whatever that means) ... my favorites are "challenging fun" (Entertainment Weekly) and "Sierra Waters in sexy as hell" (Curled Up with a Good Book) http://theplottosavesocrates.com

(Free to SXSW interactive & film badge holders) Rogue-traders, MSFT/YHOO, elections... this is the weirdest year since the dawn of pixels. Celebrate 2008 with the Spinto Band and Lightspeed Champion at the legendary Austin City Limits Sound Stage. Tamales, microbrews, margaritas and free shuttles.