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Eye of the Tiger (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - My copy of Tiger arrived on Saturday morning and I've been playing with it since then. Annoyingly XinePlayer has issues as well. I tried compiling the laterst xine-lib with gcc 4.0 and making a 0.31 release with this as the only feature. |
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Quicktime HD (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - Along with the launch of Tiger, Apple has released Quicktime 7 for Mac OS X 10.3.9, with a Windows PC version "coming soon" (according to the website). The new version contains support for the H.264 video codec, which can deliver DVD-quality video at about half the data rate. |
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HAPPY birthday Oldenballs (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - BBC Sport - UK By Chris Charles. So David Beckham has hit the big 3-0, but how will he celebrate the big day? Unfortunately there's no nanny around ... |
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Road worriers (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - Fifteen-year-old Lora O'Shaughnessy nervously waited for Danny Earnest, who arrived at her front door exactly on time and then politely introduced himself to her mother. This was no prom date. |
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1997 Achiever making his mark in theater (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - The students on today's Senior Class Achievers pages are the success stories of tomorrow. Michael L. Cooper is proof of that. Eight years after being named in the Arizona Daily Star's 1997 SCA |
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Get involved (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - ? Artistic preschool: Accessible arts classes make for an exciting day for children 3 to 5 years old. Teachers are needed at this arts-based, fully equipped preschool. ? Neighbors care: |
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Dealing with senior abuse (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - For a surprising number of seniors, the happy, golden years turn black and blue. Those seeking a solution to their problem might find it through Nan Lagemann and the Later Life Domestic Violence and |
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Aging to perfection (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - Don't bother to tell Judy Collins to break a leg before she goes on stage. She's already taken care of that part. "Skiing accident," confesses Collins. "Not even skiing, really. I was getting off |
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Fund-raisers and benefits (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - Today 13th Annual Art al Fresco - Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way. Public auction on 100 pieces of bird-themed art by local artists. Closing party 5:30-7: |
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Poundstone begets humor, some tears, too (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - Paula Poundstone made me cry. Pelting down-to-earth, casual, conversational comedy and self-deprecating humor induced plenty of laughs and a few joyous tears from the Leo Rich Theatre audience |
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Community Calendar (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - Book events: See the back page of Sunday Opinion. Today May Day Festival - Grades Campus of Enchanted Desert (Waldorf) School, 3349 E. Presidio Road. Kids make a flower crown and dance around the |
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Roseanne: strictly no holds barred (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - SAHUARITA - Roseanne Barr is convinced the world is going to end in two years. WIth the deadline looming, she's planning to make it right with The Man, but all else be damned: diets, dating and any |
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Being 'edgy' is often a good thing (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - Have you been feeling "edgy" lately? If so, you've got company - but all edges are not created equal. "Edgy" is leading quite an interesting dual life. It's long been used to mean tense, irritable, |
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KOLD 'weather nerd' loves job (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - KOLD meteorologist Chuck George was so young when he became fascinated with the weather, he doesn't even remember it. He has to rely on his mother when he tells the story of seeing his first |
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Writers' group seeks entrants for its contest (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - Writers will have an opportunity to go head-to-head with other writers when the Society of Southwestern Authors kicks off its annual Writers Contest for 2005. The contest is open to all writers, not |
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Advice by Carolyn Hax: Honesty the best bet in romance (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - ? Carolyn: I recently went out with a man who is seven years older than I am (I'm 23). We had a great time together, and I'd really like to continue seeing him. Earlier today I received an e-mail |
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600 attend Fashion Fair (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - " Living it Up" was the theme of the 28th annual Ebony Fashion Fair, held March 25 in the Grand Ballroom at the Tucson Convention Center. The event, with more than 600 in attendance, was hosted by |
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CD/DVD may curb music pirating (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - See that silvery two-sided disc in the jewel case of Bruce Springsteen's new set? That's a DualDisc. One side CD, the other DVD, this hybrid could be the recording industry's best defense against |
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Horoscope (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - If today is your birthday: You have an unusual year in which the focus will be on your public image and success. Others will see you much differently than you realize. |
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New releases (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - "4th of July" - James Patterson and Maxine Paetro reconvene the Women's Murder Club. In this fourth book in the series, a routine arrest goes awry, a young woman is killed and Lindsay Boxer must |
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Book events (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - Monday The Desert Readers - Wilmot Branch Library, 530 N. Wilmot Road. This meeting is for those interested in forming a volunteer theatrical group for an outreach program. Readers, actors, |
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Pulitzer winner gladly different (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - Unlike most Americans, Marilynne Robinson never suffers the agonies of the modern traffic jam, rising gas prices or a dearth of downtown parking. Robinson, who won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction |
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Southern Arizona Authors (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - In "Sarah's Quilt" (Thomas Dunne Book, $24.95), Tucson's popular homegrown novelist Nancy Turner once again takes up the fortunes of Sarah Agnes Prine Elliott, the spunky heroine of Turner's |
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Linksys BEFSR41 Router (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - I have such good memories with this router. It reminds me of the crazy days of Summer, 2001. Once it was clear that Heather and I were meant to be (and that I'd be moving in), I rushed out... |
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Love the hypocrisy (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - Love how the GOP lock up Clinton judicial nominees in "process" by denying them a hearing in committee, thus denying them a full Senate floor debate and then cry like little babies when the Dems use or even threaten using... |
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Wooden Blind Uk (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - Wooden Blind UkSources of wooden blind uk information from the Web... |
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VersionTracker Style Contest (May 01 2005 19:59 GMT) - Filed under: Odds and ends In March I noted that VersionTracker got a makeover and asked you which of the 2 new VT "themes" you preferred. The consensus was that both of them... |
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