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Article says they aim to charge much less than what it typically charged in the US. I had thought Manhattan had pretty good coverage and that it was largely free, community access. .< 11:06:53 PM  >AlterNet: U.S. Hires Christian Extremists to Produce Arabic News 'The U.S. government this week launched its Arabic language satellite TV news station for mostly Muslim Iraq. It is being produced in a studio ? Grace Digital Media ? controlled by fundamentalist Christians who are rabidly pro-Israel. That's grace as in "by the grace of God." ' I always said that Bush was one clever fellow. Someone make it stop! .< 11:02:49 PM >Nat'l Acad Press Catalog: In the Mind's Eye: 'The archer stands and pulls back the bow, visualizing the path of the arrow to the target. Does this mental exercise enhance performance? Can we all use such techniques to improve performance in our daily lives?' I refer to this as 'zenning it'. I love the idea. I haven't thought about it for a long time. There's been too much noise in my life. Actually, I don't necessarily think conciously of visualizing anything. Sounds too new-agey. But it reminds me that when I'm calm and confident I can 'just zen it'. .< 10:59:30 PM >Nat'l Acad Press Catalog: How People Learn: One of many science books available online for free. .< 10:56:01 PM >Sunday Herald 'The Bush administration has admitted that Saddam Hussein probably had no weapons of mass destruction. Senior officials in the Bush administration have admitted that they would be 'amazed' if weapons of mass destruction (WMD) were found in Iraq. [...] Now, however, according to the US official, pre-emptive action is justified against a nation which simply has the ability to develop unconventional weapons. Or which might be gaining the ability to develop said weapons. Or who the US thinks maybe might be thinking about it. And whoever the US happens to be pissed off at at any pont in time. This would be hilarious if weren't so frightening. .< 10:11:59 PM >Erik and Mark Baard: May 2003 Archives 'The "personal server," which is being developed at Intel Research by ubiquitous computing wizard Roy Want, is the size of a deck of cards, half the weight of an iPaq, and has no i/o, no screen, and no peripherals. The device never leaves its user's pocket or handbag.' There we go. .< 9:54:40 PM >LA ProTools Users to have first meeting The Los Angeles ProTools Users Group will have their first meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, at Universal City. Details are available at the group's Web site. [MacCentral] .< 9:52:03 PM >Apple sells over 1 million songs in the first week Announced last week, Apple's iTunes Music Store has sold over 1 million songs in the first week, the company announced on Monday. "In less than one week we've broken every record and become the largest online music company in the world," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. [MacCentral] .< 9:50:22 PM >50 Years After, Opening Senator Joe McCarthy's Closed Files 'Put simply, the documents show that McCarthy used closed hearings to weed out potential witnesses who defended themselves effectively and instead called to the stand only those who appeared weak or confused.' Composer Aaron Copeland was called to a preliminary hearing but was too clever for McCarthy. .< 9:42:49 PM >Top anti-apartheid fighter dies Walter Sisulu, long-time friend of Nelson Mandela, dies after a long illness. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] .< 9:10:18 PM >NOVA | Lost Treasures of Tibet | Tour Mustang | PBS 'It wasn't until 1950 that the first European set foot in Mustang, a hidden Tibetan kingdom in the northwest of Nepal, and it was officially closed to other foreigners until 1992. In the map at left, click on #1 to begin a self-guided tour of this fascinating realm high in the Himalayas. All photos were shot in fall 2000 and summer 2001.' Photos and QuickTime panoramas. .< 9:03:45 PM >JVC - AMERICA PROFESSIONAL : GY-DV300U [ FEATURES ] 'Built-in web server for setup and control' OK, hands up. Who knew we were going to want to buy a MiniDV camera with a built in web server? One of the features on JVCs new MPEG-4 Quicktime 6 compatible video camera. .< 3:24:37 PM >MacNN | News: Apple sells 1 million songs in first week .< 3:19:46 PM >New Products: AppleScripts for iTunes Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes releases six new iTunes scripts. [MacInTouch] .< 2:57:06 PM >Saving iTunes4 videos Saving iTunes4 videos Here's how to save iTunes4 videos even though the playback bar is missing the little downward dongle with the Save As menu item. [macosxhints] .< 2:14:36 PM >Canada mops up after Sars outbreak Canada mops up after Sars outbreak Ottawa dispatch: Politicians are blaming each other for the WHO's warning to visitors to Toronto, reports Anne McIlroy. [Guardian Unlimited] |
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