Thursday, 25 April 2002
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Friends and family pay tribute to Pte. Richard Green
Friends and family packed into a tiny 117-year-old church Thursday in
Hubbards, N.S., to say a final farewell to Pte. Richard Green, 21. He
was the youngest of the four soldiers killed in Afghanistan.
F U L L S T O R Y [CBC News]
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Rock Records New York Philharmonic for HBO
New York City (April 25, 2002)--When New York Philharmonic (NYP) audio director Lawrence Rock recorded the Philharmonic performing a collection of American orchestral works for release on the group's label, New York Philharmonic Special Editions, he wasn't aware that the recording could score an important documentary from HBO. [ProSound News]
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NAB Had Lots of Storage Space
Las Vegas (April 25, 2002)--NAB's 2002 Convention was once again held in Las Vegas, and once again had the "Convergence Marketplace" theme, but there were some physical differences in the show. [ProSound News]
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Apache Web-Serving for Mac OS X, Part 6. O’Reilly: “There are a decent number of modules shipped with Apache, so thus begins a two-part article concerning them, as well as the mojo-jojo that can be yours. We’ll keep these articles updated as time goes on, so they’ll always be a handy reference, whether you’re using Apache on OS X, Linux, or Windows.” [ranchero.com]
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XP on the PowerPC. O’Reilly: “Mac OS X is young and still maturing. Windows XP is a dominating OS that doesn’t play nice with the other kids. Wouldn’t it be great to have the best of both?” [ranchero.com]'Ten Benefits to Running Mac OS X and Windows XP on One Computer' I like this quote: 'Time and time again I've heard people say that their iBook is the best-built computer they've ever owned.'
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~Brussels says Non to Le Pen. France: Jean-Marie Le Pen is heckled by MEPs and taunted by anti-fascist demonstrators at the European parliament. [Guardian Unlimited]
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Endangered species: The Jewish dove. Groups holding out for peace try to counteract a growing image of American Jews as pro-Sharon -- and, increasingly, pro-Bush. [Salon.com]
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Two Words: Biodegradable Plastic. The push is on to make plastics that, when thrown away, gently become part of the Earth. Part of that push is to make sure the stuff doesn't cost any more than what's out there now. Stewart Taggart reports from Sydney, Australia. [Wired News]
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Another perfect example of "rss" in action: Over at RotorJet we're using xml feeds to notify customers of Last Minute Booking availability. When will the 'Bigs' figure it out? [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]
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Apple eNews - Reviving a Family[base ']019s Lost Past: "Although he had never seen the footage before, he was able to date it by his age in the films - between four and six. When he first watched them, he was struck by the fact that his parents were younger in them than he is now. "I am a total sucker for this stuff. I've had some reels of 8mm film in my bedroom for years. I've only seen some of it. I'm dying to transfer it to digital and create DVDs for family members. This is a description of one person's project using a Mac and the software that came with it.
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