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| Topic: Movies |
12:02 pm EST, Jan 11, 2004 |
As James Poniewozik of Time concluded at year's end, "the mass-media audience as we have known it" is a distant memory. "It is no longer possible to please most of the people most of the time." The trouble for these monster corporations is that an America of niches doesn't always play to their strengths. Top-heavy conglomerates are geared up for producing mass-common-denominator products, but when that mass common denominator disperses, they can be flummoxed. What Ails Hollywood |
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| Topic: War on Terrorism |
11:22 am EST, Jan 11, 2004 |
There is nothing like standing at the intersection of Europe and Asia to think about the clash of civilizations -- and how we might avoid it. Make no mistake: we are living at a remarkable hinge of history and it's not clear how it's going to swing. The Sunday New York Times offers the second of five parts in Tom Friedman's "War of Ideas" series. War of Ideas, Part 2 |
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WMD In Iraq: Evidence and Implications |
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| Topic: International Relations |
11:06 am EST, Jan 11, 2004 |
This new study details what the US and international intelligence communities understood about Iraq's weapons programs before the war and outlines policy reforms to improve threat assessments, deter transfer of WMD to terrorists, strengthen the UN weapons inspection process, and avoid politicization of the intelligence process. The report distills a massive amount of data into side-by-side comparisons of pre-war intelligence, the official presentation of that intelligence, and what is now known about Iraq's programs. WMD In Iraq: Evidence and Implications |
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Spies, Lies, and Weapons: What Went Wrong |
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| Topic: War on Terrorism |
11:02 am EST, Jan 11, 2004 |
How could we have been so far off in our estimates of Saddam Hussein's weapons programs? A leading Iraq expert and intelligence analyst in the Clinton Administration -- whose book The Threatening Storm proved deeply influential in the run-up to the war -- gives a detailed account of how and why we erred. This is one of the three reports referenced by the New York Times editorial. It is published in the current issue of The Atlantic Monthly. Spies, Lies, and Weapons: What Went Wrong |
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The Faulty Weapons Estimates |
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| Topic: Current Events |
10:59 am EST, Jan 11, 2004 |
There seems little doubt that the Bush administration's prime justification for invading Iraq -- the fear that Saddam Hussein harbored weapons of mass destruction -- was way off base. Nine months of fruitless searching have made that increasingly clear. But last week three new reports cast further doubt on the administration's reckless rush to invade Iraq. The Sunday New York Times reflects on the troublesome events of the past week. Of the "three reports" referenced above, I've already logged the Barton Gellman article from the Washington Post. The other two will follow shortly. Of the editors, one might ask, "why only three?" For example, there is no mention of Colin Powell's recent statements. The Faulty Weapons Estimates |
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| Topic: Music |
3:37 pm EST, Jan 10, 2004 |
There's a dark and a troubled side of life
There's a bright and a sunny side too
Though we meet with the darkness and strife
The sunny side we also may view Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side
Keep on the sunny side of life
It will help us every day it will brighten all our way
If we keep on the sunny side of life Oh the storm and its fury broke today
Crushing hopes that we cherish so dear
The clouds and storm will in time pass away
The sun again will shine bright and clear Let us greet with a song of hope each day
Though the moment be cloudy or fair
Let us trust in our Savior always
To keep us every one in His care |
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken |
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| Topic: Music |
3:25 pm EST, Jan 10, 2004 |
I was standing by my window,
On one cold and cloudy day
When I saw that hearse come rolling
For to carry my mother away Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, lord, by and by
Thereâs a better home a-waiting
In the sky, lord, in the sky I said to that undertaker
Undertaker please drive slow
For this lady you are carrying
Lord, I hate to see her go Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, lord, by and by
Thereâs a better home a-waiting
In the sky, lord, in the sky Oh, I followed close behind her
Tried to hold up and be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow
When they laid her in the grave Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, lord, by and by
Thereâs a better home a-waiting
In the sky, lord, in the sky I went back home, my home was lonesome
Missed my mother, she was gone
All of my brothers, sisters crying
What a home so sad and lone Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, lord, by and by
Thereâs a better home a-waiting
In the sky, lord, in the sky We sang the songs of childhood
Hymns of faith that made us strong
Ones that mother maybelle taught us
Hear the angels sing along Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, lord, by and by
Thereâs a better home a-waiting
In the sky, lord, in the sky Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, lord, by and by
Thereâs a better home a-waiting
In the sky, lord, in the sky |
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| Topic: Futurism |
3:18 pm EST, Jan 10, 2004 |
There is some bit of wisdom, some rule of nature, some law-like pattern, either grand or small, that you've noticed in the universe that might as well be named after you. Gordon Moore has one; Johannes Kepler and Michael Faraday, too. So does Murphy. Since you are so bright, you probably have at least two you can articulate. Send me two laws based on your empirical work and observations you would not mind having tagged with your name. Stick to science and to those scientific areas where you have expertise. Avoid flippancy. Remember, your name will be attached to your law. John Brockman does it again. What's Your Law? |
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| Topic: Blogging |
3:07 pm EST, Jan 10, 2004 |
... a kind of multitasking heaven of communication ... a kind of invisible high school ... both an amplifier and a distortion device for human intimacy ... madly contradictory: anonymous, but traceable; instantaneous, then saved forever ... a hive mind, in perfect choral unison ... stop worrying and learn to love the Web. 10 million blogs by the end of 2004; Ninety percent of those with blogs are between 13 and 29 years old; a full 51 percent are between 13 and 19. This feature about blogging and bloggers appears in the Sunday New York Times magazine. My So-Called Blog |
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| Topic: Surveillance |
2:50 pm EST, Jan 10, 2004 |
Nemesysco's R&D develops technologies in various fields, all supporting our main voice analysis technology: ... accurately analyze your subject's current state-of-mind;
... analyze the conversation as a whole;
... automatically flag "Interesting" telephone calls. Nemesysco Ltd. |
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