Sunday, 14 April 2002
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Web Wizardry Keeps Glenwood On Top Of News. The webcast is created with software called iMovie, Real Producer, Dreamweaver and Fireworks. (Howard County Times via MyAppleMenu) [Macintosh News] ' After hearing that the school's PTSA newsletter, Cobra Comments, wasn't making its way home into the hands of parents, the eighth-grade computer enthusiast decided he would turn to the Internet for assistance.
Spurrier produces GMSTV-Online, a video newscast that informs parents and students of school happenings.'
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HP Message Theft a Warning. SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- It's the talk of Silicon Valley: How did someone break into the voice mail of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s chief financial officer, snag a sensitive message from his boss, Carly Fiorina, and leak it to the local newspaper?. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Technology]
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Your Life: The Highlights. Technology, which has long been used to improve our productivity at work, is now helping us make our leisure time more efficient, too. By Matt Richtel. [New York Times: Technology] 'There are at least two excess minutes in the three-minute egg. And instant oatmeal is too time-consuming: try pouring the stuff down your throat with a funnel.'
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Police presence heavy at G-8 environment ministers meeting in Banff. CNEWS Apr 13 2002 6:50PM ET [Moreover - moreover...] Can you say 'colossal waste of money'?
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Calls begin for war crimes trial for Israelis -- The Washington Times: "That court became a reality yesterday at a U.N. signing ceremony in New York, with representatives of 66 countries that have ratified the treaty establishing the first global war-crimes tribunal. The United States denounced the treaty as a violation of international law."How ironic is that?! Not the headline so much as the quote.
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Boys flock to Royal Ballet after Billy Elliot. MSNBC Apr 14 2002 0:54AM ET [Moreover - Arts and culture news]'Starstruck British boys under the spell of the film ''Billy Elliot'' have made history at the Royal Ballet by outnumbering girls for the first time in its 76-year history, according to the Sunday Telegraph.'
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From Venerable Mac To iMac: After 15 Years, We Jumped Into The 21st Century. Stephen Dunphy holds his faithful Apple Macintosh SE. In the background is his new pedestal iMac. He and his wife decided it was time to purchase a new computer. (Seattle Times via MyAppleMenu) [Macintosh News]
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Resize! 1.2.1. Resize a folder of images in one click (download, list) [Macintosh News]
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Apple To Reveal Profits Dip. Apple is expected on Wednesday to post second quarter profits of 10 cents a share, down from 11 cents last year, amid fears of disappointing iMac sales. (Ananova via MyAppleMenu) [Macintosh News] 'Sector watchers say production problems are the main reason behind the shortfall.'
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Bringing Out the Music in Poetry. The Takacs Quartet joins with the poet Robert Pinsky at Alice Tully Hall in "All the World for Love," a program that combines music and poetry to present love's many faces. By Johanna Keller. [New York Times: Arts]
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To Listen, Perchance to Sleep. Classical music seems to be defining itself as music of respite and evenness in the face of clamor. By Paul Griffiths. [New York Times: Arts]
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Venezuela's new president quits amid chaos
Less than 24 hours after taking office, Venezuela's interim president
resigned late Saturday as thousands of demonstrators demanded their old
leader be returned to power.
F U L L S T O R Y [CBC News]
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