EarthDialer's Newsletter  (No. 4)
To-Do's

1. Send us [Woody & Hilda] your 500-word statement by Sat. 14 Feb.

[x] 2. Send us any changes needed in our database (attached Excel table) for you and your ED.

3. If needed, modify your Webcam's superimposed text as requested below.

- your town and country - for example, "Ross, Ohio, USA"
Alexandria, VA USA

- your longitude and latitude (nearest degrees) - for example   "117 W  33 N"
77.2 W, 38.8 N

[Also superimpose the following graphics: EarthDial Project logo; compass rose]

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Additional items (some repeated from last time):

        (0) A neat idea, which is a feature of the MarsDials:  Place a
small mirror (perhaps 5 cm-10 cm square) on a corner of your EarthDial
- it will then show the condition/colors/features of the sky!
        (1) As soon as you have an existing EarthDial, please send us
a good quality digital image.

[snip!]

        (6) We also ask you to supply us with the URL of a web page
(which we will then copy) describing your individual project, the host
institution, the persons involved, and your local town. This page will
be read by all those who want to know more about your EarthDial than
simply its location. This page should be no more than 500 words and
have no more than 3 images. If you want to write more, then please
link to other pages. If your native language is not English, then feel
free to put a small portion of the text in that language.
        The first paragraph of your text should be like  a newspaper
story - summarize the entire text and give all the important
information.  The remainder is of course up to you, but think about
what readers around the world would like to know. This would include
the nature of your institution, brief descriptions of the main
person(s) involved, how you made your EarthDial and challenges
involved, where exactly it is located, your feelings about
participating in the EarthDial Project,  thoughts about the connection
with the MarsDial and "Two Worlds One Sun", thoughts about the nature
of time and the whole Earth, etc., etc.
        Suggestions for your three images:  the people involved; the
Webcam/EarthDial setup seen in its environment, a typical scene in your neighborhood, etc. - please also supply captions.