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RIP Amrish Puri! (Jan 12 2005 19:59 GMT) - He was a fine actor who brought his own sense of power and awe to roles ranging from villains to caring fathers…... |
Steve's No Direction Home Page
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My New Prompt (Jan 12 2005 19:59 GMT) - My New PromptVia Don Box's Spoutlet via Shawn Van Ness, I love this new command-line prompt:$P$_$+$GWhich, when I set it via either the prompt command or the PROMPT environment variable, gives me a command line that looks like this: C:dataProjectsflexwikiFlexWiki plusses indicate that I'm two levels deep in pushd, and I like that the working directory appears on the line before, obliterating the problem of long paths making commands linewrap. Nice! |
.: The Poetry Showcase :.
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constantly worried (Jan 12 2005 19:59 GMT) - i'm constantly worried,always afraid, you get me all scared,that you'll do something todayi want you near mei need you to hear melisten to all of the things that i saywhat you do is dangerousnot to mention unhealthyand i need you to promist me one single thingthat you'll try to stop, try your hardest to beatthese problemsthat are constantly worrying me |
DN Ekonomi
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56.000 får sänkta pensioner (Jan 12 2005 19:59 GMT) - SPP, ett dotterbolag till Handelsbanken, sänker pensionerna i år för 56.000 personer. Därmed sällar sig Handelsbanken till samma skara som Skandia Liv. |
MLB-Store.com - Major League Baseball Store
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GFG San Francisco Giants Wood Baseball (Jan 12 2005 19:59 GMT) - Show everybody how you love sport with the wood baseball and stand from GFG. This 2-piece set is constructed of ash and displays the laser-carved team name on a black brass name plate mounted on the base. The baseball is the same size as an official baseball and displays 108 laser-carved stitches around the detailed team logo. |
MLB-Store.com - Major League Baseball Store
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For Bare Feet Houston Astros Cooperstown Headband and Wristband Set (Jan 12 2005 19:59 GMT) - Whether you are in the gym or on the field you can support your favorite team by wearing this Houston Astros headband and wristband set from For Bare Feet(tm). Worn together or separately, both are team-colored and made with a blend of cotton, nylon and rubber to help provide superior softness and stretchy comfort. Proudly displayed on the front is embroidered team logo, so everyone will know which team you are rooting for. |
ÏÎËÈÒ.ÐÓ: ÍÎÂÎÑÒÈ
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 Âåíåñóýëå ïðîèçîøëî çåìëåòðÿñåíèå (Jan 12 2005 19:59 GMT) - Çåìëåòðÿñåíèå ñèëîé â 4,7 áàëëà çàôèêñèðîâàíî â Âåíåñóýëå, ïåðåäàåò ÐÈÀ "Íîâîñòè". Íèêàêèõ äàííûõ î æåðòâàõ è áîëüøèõ ðàçðóøåíèÿõ íå ïîñòóïèëî. Ýïèöåíòð çåìëåòðÿñåíèÿ ïðèøåëñÿ íà äåëüòó ðåêè Îðèíîêî â 600 êèëîìåòðàõ îò ñòîëèöû Âåíåñóýëû Êàðàêàñà. |
Longevity Meme News and Commentary
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Molecular Biochemistry of Exercise (Jan 12 2005 19:58 GMT) - It's always exciting to see genes and proteins you recognize as being important to one area of study showing up in a related field - it implies that researchers are getting closer to a good understanding. Medical News Today reports on a program that "will study how key enzymes are regulated and should increase our understanding of the essential mechanisms governing appetite, food intake and energy consumption. Learning more about how the body responds to exercise at a molecular level will, for example increase our understanding of how the body regulates energy intake in the form of food and appetite control and energy output such as burning off fat and affecting metabolic rate." This overlaps nicely with ongoing studies of calorie restriction and mitochondria as they relate to metabolism and healthy life span. View the Article Under Discussion: |
California Insider
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Legislative analyst on the budget (Jan 12 2005 19:58 GMT) - Legislative Analyst Liz Hill is out with her quick assessment of the governor's budget. Her bottom line: The 2005-06 budget plan has several positive attributes. It realistically portrays the size of the problem facing the state and contains reasonable estimates... |
Pejmanesque
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NO SAVIOR (Jan 12 2005 19:58 GMT) - In casting about for a way to make a political comeback after three straight election losses, Democrats have increasingly turned to George Lakoff, a linguist at the University of California, Berkeley, to help them frame the political debate better and... |
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