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Showtime's standup guy (Oct 27 2003 10:53 GMT) - Front Page: Chappelle to launch cabler laff series Showtime is jumping back into the standup comedy business. After a years-long hiatus in headliner comedy shows, the net has recruited comedian-thesp Dave Chappelle to launch a handful of hourlong specials that recall the cabler's days as a force in the comedy biz. |
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Tale of the tapes (Oct 27 2003 10:53 GMT) - Front Page: History of screener policing begins with piracy stats Whose idea was it anyway? That's the question that has been plaguing the indie sector since the MPAA announced its ban on Oscar screeners. |
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Searchlight turns up the wattage (Oct 27 2003 10:53 GMT) - Front Page: Fox unit uses cofunding for higher-profile deals Fox Searchlight's wattage getting brighter. Peter Rice -- along with marketing topper Nancy Utley and distrib chief Steve Gilula -- have been raising the stakes at Searchlight, getting into more robustly-budgeted, "important" auteur films. |
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NFL inSteroid Net (Oct 27 2003 10:51 GMT) - (US) Romanowski, who is injured, is a client of the lab, which was raided by IRS agents and San Mateo County narcotics agents Sept. 3. [$drug_related(100%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $narcotic(100%), $alcohol(50%), $various_drugs(90%)] |
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Painkillers' toll rises in area (Oct 27 2003 10:51 GMT) - (US) Abuse of the same painkilling narcotics that have sent radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh into rehab is on the upswing in the Rochester area.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(85%), $propaganda_theme1(85%), $propaganda_theme2(70%), $use_is_abuse(85%), $gateway(55%), $propaganda_theme4(85%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $stimulant(100%), $cocaine(100%), $narcotic(100%), $opiate(100%), $heroin(100%), $opioid(100%), $methadone(100%), $oxycodone(100%), $OxyContin(100%), $alcohol(50%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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FALL TV HAPPY RETURNS (Oct 27 2003 10:51 GMT) - (US) Woodside as the brother of/adviser to President David Palmer) and a typically complex plot line involving a terrorist-linked drug dealer and a potential virus outbreak in Los Angeles. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme2(100%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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Sherlock, Look for the Bugs (Oct 27 2003 10:51 GMT) - (US) It later emerged he had been slain in a drug deal gone bad. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(80%), $propaganda_theme1(80%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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Painkillers' toll rises in area (Oct 27 2003 10:51 GMT) - (US) Abuse of the same painkilling narcotics that have sent radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh into rehab is on the upswing in the Rochester area.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(85%), $propaganda_theme1(85%), $propaganda_theme2(70%), $use_is_abuse(85%), $gateway(55%), $propaganda_theme4(85%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $stimulant(100%), $cocaine(100%), $narcotic(100%), $opiate(100%), $heroin(100%), $opioid(100%), $methadone(100%), $oxycodone(100%), $OxyContin(100%), $alcohol(50%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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Microsoft Ushers In 'Longhorn' Era (Oct 27 2003 10:50 GMT) - Software developers eager to get their first look at Microsoft Corp.'s next-generation operating system will get their wish this week, even though final versions of the products are still at least two years away. By Peter Galli (eWeek via MyAppleMenu Wintel News) |
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Antitrust Judge Wants Details Of Microsoft Deals (Oct 27 2003 10:50 GMT) - The judge in the Microsoft Corp. antitrust case urged government lawyers Friday to investigate why only nine companies so far have paid Microsoft to license its technology for their own software products, agreements central to the success of a landmark settlement negotiated with the Bush administration. By Ted Bridis (Associated Press via MyAppleMenu Wintel News) |
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Office 2003 Power Comes At A Cost (Oct 27 2003 10:50 GMT) - Office 2003's advances will come at what could be a steep cost, as increased reliance on other Microsoft products threatens to hike licensing costs. By Stacy Cowley (InfoWorld via MyAppleMenu Wintel News) |
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Ho Ho No! (Oct 27 2003 10:49 GMT) - It's almost November and I have SantaClaustrophobia again. October and December are closing in on me from both sides and... |
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nokiagame (Oct 27 2003 10:47 GMT) - it's time to sign up for nokiagame again! |
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Àëëà Áî®èñîâíà (Oct 27 2003 10:47 GMT) - Âûïàë ïåðâûé ñíåã. Àëëà Áî®èñîâíà Ïóãà÷åâà ñèäåëà â ñâîåé ãîñòèíîé, ãðåëà íîãè ó êàìèíà è êóøàëà ÷èïñû. |
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Broadband makes the world go around (Oct 27 2003 10:47 GMT) - Arthur D. Little study: Broadband Internet access is key to economic growth Also of note: European Internet access speeds lack behind North America and Asia (see chart) Broadband in Austria is more advanced and more widespread than in Germany |
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Prosecutors get ready to question Durst (Oct 27 2003 10:45 GMT) - GALVESTON, Texas - New York real estate heir Robert Durst, who told jurors in his murder trial last week that his neighbor was accidentally shot during a struggle for a gun, faces questioning now from prosecutors who say Morris Black was killed intentionally. |
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Google Eats "Sprinks" For Breakfast (Oct 27 2003 10:42 GMT) - Google is buying another company, Sprinks.com, a pay-per-click online advertising company that seems to work similair to Google AdWords. Sprinks was owned by Primedia and they've previously said Sprinks' revenue grew 32% in the fourth quarter and it is About.com's largest revenue stream. Now Google will handle all of About. |
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Internet Storm Center (Oct 27 2003 10:42 GMT) - Today Internet Storm Center gathers more than 3,000,000 intrusion detection log entries every day. It is rapidly expanding in a quest to do a better job of finding new storms faster, isolating the sites that are used for attacks, and providing authoritative data on the types of attacks that are being mounted against computers in various industries and regions around the globe. Internet Storm Center is a free service to the Internet community. The work is supported by the SANS Institute from tuition paid by students attending SANS security education programs. |
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