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They probably tell the bill's opponents that they are faking when they say they're faking their opposition. At some point the search for authenticity in state-of-the-art politicians becomes fruitless. A fake "no" vote counts as much as a heartfelt "no" vote. ... 12:01 P.M. Paranoid's Corner II: I'm now so obsessed with the Senate "p.o.s." immigration bill that I think all the news the Bush administration is making--from the President's unusual press conference to his statements on Iran and Iraq to the release of that Osama-Zawahiri message--isn't really designed to influence the public's views on Iran and Iraq or Al Qaeda. It isn't designed to directly influence the public on anything. It's designed to take up media space over Memorial Day so there's less room for angry opposition to the President's immigration bill! It's so obvious....
Gloucester Goings On, part 1
Performances are at 7 p.m. on Dec. 20, 21 and 22, and at 3 p.m. on Dec. 22 and 23. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $6 for students and $4 for children under 12. For tickets, call 978-281-4433 or visit www.gloucesterstage.org.
Constituent service visit
State Sen. Bruce Tarr will hold a constituent service visit Friday, Dec. 28, 11:30 a.m., at the Rose Baker Senior Center. All are welcome. Call the Council on Aging at 978-281-9765 to schedule an appointment, or just stop in.
Brown bag program
Brown bag food packages will be available Friday, Dec. 28, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., at the Rose Baker Senior Center, for those who have registered to participate in the program. Call the Council on Aging at 978-281-9765. The Open Door Food Pantry, SeniorCare Inc.
Comcast Admits Paying Attendees at FCC Hearing
Comcast Corp. admitted yesterday that it paid people to attend a government hearing. Company critics say the freelance attendees were there to crowd them out; Comcast says they were merely saving seats for employees. The five-hour hearing Monday at Harvard University was organized by the Federal Communications Commission to address the issue of net neutrality, a hot-button topic for those who think there should be minimal restrictions on Internet traffic. The topic has drawn wide interest from college students, media-reform groups, and Internet companies. An official at Free Press, a nonprofit advocacy group that has criticized Comcast for limiting the amount of data some of its customers send over its network, accused the cable company of "stacking the deck" at the hearing with the 30 to 40 "seat-warmers." An official at Harvard said dozens of real participants were left standing outside the auditorium with placards.
What to expect on Jan 26-28, 2008
Dato' Seri Rafidah Aziz delivers keynote address at Klang Valley Investment and Trade Dialogue and Seminar on The Manufacturing & Services Sector at Tun Dr Ismail, PWTC, KL at 10am. 4. Launch of Labuan International Business & Financial Centre at Sapphire Ballroom, Level 1, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, KL at 10.30am. 5. Astino Bhd AGM at Sunway Hotel, Seberang Jaya, Penang at 10.30am. 6. Multi-Code Electronics Industries (M) Bhd AGM at Ponderosa Golf & Country Club, Johor at 10.30am. 7. Roll-Out of Keeping Me Safe: For primary school children'. A CSR initiative by Petra Perdana in collaboration with Please Save The Children, an non-governmental organisation briefing session at Petra Perdana Bhd, No 8 Jln 3/3C Batu 7, Jln Ipoh, KL at 11am.
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Geopolitical Rebirth
Everyday more and more people are drawn away from George Bush and pulled towards Noam Chomsky, or Naomi Klein. More people want to know what is really happening and more are looking beyond the mainstream. That is due to the audiovisual reports on CNN. The owners of the media assumed we were stupid, they underestimated the power of collective consciousness and without knowing it, have made us repudiate them. We learned to disgust them for their empty promises and wars presented as acts of peace. They presented us peacekeepers dressed up as soldiers and soon we understood. They talked to us about atomic energy and never disarmed, it didn’t takes us long to react. The same happened with those wars on terrorism, soon we understood they were taking away our rights, airports became intolerable, people kept disappearing, our democratic governments were torturing and all this without fair trials.
Symantec Inks Deal with EarthLink to Distribute Norton 360
CUPERTINO, Calif. Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced that EarthLink (Nasdaq: ELNK) will become the first major Internet service provider in North America to provide Norton 360 to its subscribers. The service will be available for a $6.95 monthly subscription rate. Norton 360 is Symantecs all-in-one security solution, which helps consumers feel safe and secure when conducting their daily computing activities. Norton 360 combines Symantecs proven, industry-leading PC Security and PC Tuneup technologies with Identity Protection and automated Backup technologies to help guard against online fraud and protect valuable data. From securing against online threats, such as viruses, worms, spyware and hackers to protecting irreplaceable files, photos and music, Norton 360 provides consumers with an easy-to-use, comprehensive solution that requires minimal user intervention.
Host Color Adds ModX Ajax CMS to Web Hosting Plans
Host Color (http://www.hostcolor.com), a global web hosting provider, announced today it has added MODx, an Ajax based CMS to its web hosting services. The CMS is now part of "PowerTools", companys branded website service package which includes 20 useful software applications. The web hosts customers can activate any of them with a single click in their hosting control panel.
MODx is an open source based content management system (CMS) which allows site owners to organize and control their online content with convenience. Developers say that MODx is 100% buzzword compliant and makes childs play of building content managed sites with validating, accessible CSS layouts - hence Ajax CMS".
"Weve added MODx to hosting plans because it is a truly great tool. Using this CSM anyone can build elegant and functional Web 2.0 site.
Obituaries for Feb. 7
She was a member of Southern Belles of Belair, the Red Hat Society, TOPS and several senior citizen organizations. She enjoyed line dancing and crossword puzzles. She was preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years, Oscar Walton; and one brother, Michael Williams. Survivors include two sons, Robert Walton of Crofton and John Walton of Pasadena; a daughter, Deborah White of Bowie; two brothers, Robert Williams of Olney and Norman Williams of Royal Palm Beach, Fla.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Beall Funeral Home, where services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Maryland Veterans Cemetery in Cheltenham. Katherine Weckesser Katherine L.
SIDEBAR: The GameSpot News Blog
GameSpot's first tournament of the year will be...explosive. Registration begins at 4 p.m. Pacific today for GameSpot's Bomberman Live Bombs Away tournament. The Bombs Away tourney is open to GameSpot Total Access users, where six players will enter the battlefield, but only one will depart without a singe in Bomberman Live's battle mode. Matches begin January 28 at 11 a.m. Pacific, and the finals will be broadcast live on Tournament TV on February 1 at 4 p.m. Pacific. All participants in the final round are guaranteed to walk away with a prize, regardless of whether their legs remain affixed to their bodies. To the winner will go a $250 gift card for Best Buy, while the remaining finalists will each receive a $50 Best Buy gift card. The Bomberman Live tourney is open to all US and Canadian residents (excluding Quebec) aged 13 and up.
Installing Apache 2.2 on Windows Vista SP1 - More Open Source Love ...
Microsoft has a rather ambiguous relationship with open source. On one hand the Redmond company is avidly competing with members of the OSS community that have adopted the open source business model, throwing its entire weight behind its own proprietary software strategy. And on the other, Microsoft is increasingly forced by its own customers to provide an interoperability bridge between its products and open source solutions. So far, the Redmond company has responded by offering increased support for heterogeneous .
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