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- I needed notecards. I have things to write and send via the United States mail, and I do no wish to write them and send them on the girlie notecards we have about the casa. I needed something masculine. Something featuring photography of raptors, arch |
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- A little frustrated, a little scared, and very thrown by what my heart has sprung on me today. Last night,... |
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- If you use the Lincoln Tunnel, brace yourself for a monumental change. Beginning next week, cars, trucks and buses will all use different entrances. It figures to be, at least at first, a bit confusing. |
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Slime Watch (Oct 30 2003 01:25 GMT) - Ok, read this. Now please tell me when in God's name Zell Miller ever took a Democratic position on anything. Look up Democrat In Name Only and Zell Miller is staring right back at you.... |
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- HOWARD DEAN will be at Google tommorrow. The press won't. Odd. I can understand politicians wanting to ride on Google's great reputation, but if the press isn't going to be there, what makes Dean want to be here? Does he think that Googlers are more likely to support him than others in this area? |
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- La somme des intérêts individuels... ... ne contribue pas forcémént à l'intérêt collectif. Lors d'une conférence donnée samedi dernier au musée de la civilisation à Québec, Hubert Reeves a expliqué les scénarios catastrophes auxquels la Terre risque d'être soumise. Si... |
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- Athyglivert að heyra eina aðalsprautuna á bak við nýja vændisfrumvarpið sem fjallað verður um á Alþingi á morgun, viðurkenna blákalt að baráttan fyrir sænsku leiðinni snýst fyrst og fremst um "hugmyndafræðilegan sigur" og og að nota refsilöggjöfina til að "koma... |
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- Jeremiah Akin just emailed me a pointer to a story in Wired, "E-Vote Software Leaked Online." It appears that Sequoia Voting Systems has screwed up almost as badly as Diebold did, leaving unencrypted binaries of its software on a publically-accessible... |
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- Cybercast News Service reports today that a political coalition representing numerous U.S. ex-gay organizations, including hundreds of local affiliate groups, "is developing a legal strategy to litigate on behalf of people who challenge the proposition that individuals are 'born gay.'"... |
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- Insurgents destroyed an American tank north of Baghdad, killing two U.S. soldiers, and wounded seven Ukrainians in the first ambush against the multinational force patrolling central Iraq, officials said Wednesday. The attacks were part of a dramatic upsurge in recent days. |
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los altos (Oct 30 2003 01:23 GMT) - love those roxy's |
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- Where are you trying to open the file? Are you using the Radio Application? |
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- Thomas Gigold baut gerade ein deutschsprachiges RSS-Verzeichnis auf. Sehr gute Idee. Sobald die die Funtionalität fertig ist, werde ich auch den Was ist RSS-Artikel damit updaten. |
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Knoppix (Oct 30 2003 01:22 GMT) - CD-Image runtergeladen, auf CD gebrannt und anschließend Linux von CD gebootet. Jede Hardware wurde erkannt, Windows-Netzwerk ist zugreifbar und auch der Drucker am entfernten Windows-Rechner kann eingerichtet werden. Gateway/Proxy-Konfiguration für Internetzugang im Heim-LAN ist ebenfalls schnell und einfach eingerichtet (Wizard fragt nur ein paar IP-Adressen ab). Außerdem ist genug Software dabei zum loslegen (OpenOffice, Mozilla, Gimp, XMMS, Wine etc.). |
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- Film Reviews: Docu begins with subjects protesting that their image has been over-exploited on film. Evaldo Mocarzel rises to this challenge, interviewing homeless men and women, concluding with watching the film and commenting on way they have been depicted. Their dignity, humanity and humor will hold audience interest at festivals but also on socially aware TV webs. |
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Hypnotic (Oct 30 2003 01:22 GMT) - Film Reviews: Brit director Nick Willing moves into darker territory while maintaining his fascination for the fantastic realm in an enjoyable throwback to the occult psychological horror-thrillers of the late 1970s. Film remains compelling thanks to chilly mood, stylish visuals and polished production values. Slated for U.S. |
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- Film News: Army Archerd: Just for Variety |
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- Business News: Terminator determined to bring filming back to Calif. In a victory swing through Washington largely devoted to seeking federal assistance to fight wildfires, California governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger took time to push one of his top priorities: curbing runaway production. |
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- TV News: Sweeps may shed light on missing males So what does it take to lure young men away from the Internet, their DVDs, videogames and Maxim mags long enough to watch broadcast television again? |
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- Business News: Co. posts loss but revs, subs increase Digital media content and technology company RealNetworks was unable to turn the corner to profitability in the third quarter but saw a boost in revenue thanks to increased subscriptions to its premium content, including digital music. |
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- Business News: Web reaffirms predicted 2%-3% overall increase for 2003 French broadcaster TF1 banked e565 million ($659.3 million) in revenues in the third quarter, a 4.6% rise compared with 2002 and in line with analysts' expectations. |
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- Business News: Exec defends InterActive cash strategy Barry Diller called it "too bad" and "terribly unfair" that Hollywood studio heads used Jack Valenti and then left him flapping in the wind as the screener debacle exploded. |
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- Legit News: Actors protest non-Equity touring shows Several hundred thesps, stage managers and supporters rallied Wednesday at Duffy Square in the Broadway district of Gotham to protest the proliferation of non-Equity touring shows. |
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- TV Reviews: With faith in its own inspired goofiness, the net's newest Sunday entry reinvents what works -- and mocks what doesn't -- within the confines of the undernourished sitcom world. Critics and viewers clamoring for something unique since the sesh began back in August finally have something to champion ... and boy, is it funny. |
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- Business News: FCC likely on track to complete review by year's end Rupert Murdoch may yet get his coveted satellite company for Christmas. The Federal Communications Commission is ready to restart the clock on its regulatory review of News Corp.'s pending takeover of DirecTV parent Hughes Electronics. |
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- Film Reviews: Final film in helmer-writer Anders Nilsson's trilogy centered on cop Jonas Falk and European crime syndicates looks to reap major B.O. on home turf and brisk sales offshore. Use of English (and French) alongside Swedish dialogue should be a further aid in crossing frontiers. |
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- TV News: Reality skein net's most watched show since relaunch Despite facing the season premiere of Fox drama "24," cabler Spike TV's finale of reality skein "Joe Schmo" delivered strong ratings Tuesday night. |
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Floodhouse (Oct 30 2003 01:22 GMT) - Film Reviews: Charts the sensual awakening of a teenage girl in the most fecund of environments. Beautifully photographed, acutely observed and marked by a dazzling lead performance by Victoria Thaine, Miro Bilbrough's short feature is an auspicious calling card. Pic looks set for strong showings in new director showcases and quality tube slots. |
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- Film Reviews: Late Soviet artist Aram Khatchaturian had a life that mirrored the best and worst of the Soviet Union itself. Exquisitely researched and crafted and rounded out with a lustily performed soundtrack, docu is a model of its kind, and best seen during its brief bigscreen run in select U.S. cities before it becomes an evergreen vid for the permanent library. |
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- Business News: Producer of miniseries suing author's heirs The C$55 million ($42 million) "Anne of Green Gable" libel trial kicked off in a Toronto court on Tuesday after a four-year delay. |
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- Legit Reviews: A desiccated piece of Florida dinner-theater driftwood appears to have beached itself at the Belasco. Onrushing tide of critical opprobrium should see it off again shortly. Six weeks would be a generous estimate for the Broadway lifespan of "Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks" -- this turkey, like so many others, is not likely to survive Thanksgiving. |
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Memorandum (Oct 30 2003 01:22 GMT) - Legit Reviews: Inaugural presentation of Redcat inside Walt Disney Concert Hall unleashes a non-stop assault on the senses, combining mind-bending visuals, thunderous music, racing bodies and strobe lights. Enacted by Japanese multimedia performance troupe "dumb type," it's an imaginative head trip that illustrates the danger of sensory overload. |
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- Film Reviews: Psychotherapy, suicide and a fatal egg roll costume are all on the menu in "Martin and Orloff," written and starring Upright Citizens Brigade escapees Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh. Extending skit comedy into full-length form is a tricky and, despite lots of snappy acerbic wordplay and inspired zany moments, pic works only intermittently. |
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- Film Reviews: After directing more than 30 films and docus, Ettore Scola embarks on a portrait of his city. Focus of "People of Rome" is on evaluating the denizens themselves in relation to Rome's history and politics. Should catch the fancy of foreigners, sparking scattered sales. But pic is still very much Scola Lite. |
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- TV News: Exex shuffled in key territories Warner Bros. Intl. Television Distribution is restructuring some of its European, African and Mideast sales operations, prexy Jeffrey R. Schlesinger announced Wednesday. |
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- TV News: Prexy hints at further Italian pacts Italian broadcaster Mediaset has inked a three-year deal with the BBC to carry the Brit pubcaster's BBC World on its Italo digital terrestrial service, which will bow Dec. 1. |
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- TV News: World Brief MTV Italy launched two new channels on Rupert Murdoch's satellite platform Sky Italia on Wednesday. |
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- TV News: World Brief Sony's 24-hour anime channel Animax Asia will launch outside Japan for the first time after the cult success of Sony-owned AXN Asia's extensive anime programming. |
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- TV News: Co. secures rights to latest pics by Almodovar, Amenabar Spanish pubcaster Radio Television Espanola (RTVE) will invest E36 million ($42.4 million) in Spanish cinema and co-productions this year to cut its dependence on U.S. |
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- Business News: DVD boom to fuel 3% growth over next four years Germany's entertainment industry is set for an upswing, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers study looking at Teutonic exhib, home entertainment and TV markets. |
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- Apply Apple's new security patch right away if you're running Panther - Mac OS X 10.3 or Mac OS X Server 10.3 - but back-up first. |
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- The latest topics include printers, AirPort, scanners, Quicken 2004, Search, AppleScript and Java. plus connecting to servers, Suitcase and iChat issues, CDs, backlighting, RAM issues (see below), 3D acceleration in Classic, and Retrospect. |
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