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Joyce Maynard inspires good writing

"Good writing doesn’t come easily, and shouldn’t. It’s not
comfortable, and may be downright excruciating. But here is the great
secret, and never forget it: The moment when you take your pen in hand,
or place your hands on the keyboard, and begin to type, may be the only
time -- the only place on this earth -- where you will know total and
absolute freedom to go anywhere, be anyone, say anything, let anything
happen, with no greater boundaries than your own imagination or
vocabulary."

From "A Letter to Young Writers from Joyce Maynard."

Newsflash: voting on SXSW '09 Interactive Festival Panel Picker extended through Sept. 1

A word of advice: use discretion and keyword searches to find panels of interest because the Panel Picker's interface is rather crowded and hard to read.

Orange type is effective for a word or two on a page, but all the presenter names and session titles are a trendy shade of burnt umber. And there are hundreds of topic proposals that deserve attention.

Plus, my votes aren't being counted yet. I'm getting an error message when voting, telling me "there's something fishy about your packets."

Well, yes, it is Friday after all.

Today is your last chance to vote on panel ideas for 2009's SXSW Interactive Festival

Voting on the SXSW Panel Picker ends at midnight CST today, Friday, August 29.

Mark your calendar:

• SXSWeek 2009: March 13-22
• Interactive: March 13-17
• Film: March 13-21
• Music: March 18-22

For best badge prices, register on or before September 26.

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Long-term plan of EveryScape.com: to capture the world in three-dimension imaging. The company is expanding its reach through an out-sourcing strategy that sends its contracted Ambassadors to capture panoramic views of streets and local business interiors.

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