Re: Caricaturist Al Hirschfeld dies at age 99

Ten years ago or so, when the net was new, I sold a copy of Manhattan Oases for $100. The cheepest copy on addall.com tonight is $600 William Taylor ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Caricaturist Al Hirschfeld dies at age 99

NEW YORK (Jan. 20) - Al Hirschfeld, whose graceful, fluid caricatures captured the essence of performers from Charlie Chaplin to Jerry Seinfeld, died Monday. He was 99. Hirschfeld, who first had his drawings published in the 1920s and continued into the new century, died at his home, said his wife

Re: A Certain Commercial Re: About My Copyright Notice

At 08:23 PM 1/20/2003 -0600, you wrote: "John D. Giorgis" wrote: > > At 06:59 PM 1/20/2003 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote: > >The whole commercial leaves something to be desired, certainly (a sense > >of decency?), but falling into the cement that way is *dangerous*, and > >some idiot is going to end

[Scouted] Big Brother in Dallas County?

http://www.dallasobserver.com/issues/2003-01-16/schutze.html/1/index.html I find it interesting how one of the oilfield service companies is branching out into other areas. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: [Listref] Segway hits legal pothole in San Francisco

Robert Seeberger wrote: > Ammiano also said Segway's campaign rubbed officials the > wrong way. > "Segway didn't help themselves by hiring very expensive > lobbyists," he said. "I think that backfired on them, too." > New Hampshire-based Segway hired lobbying firms but has > made no contribution

Re: [Scouted] X-men ruled not human

Julia Thompson wrote: http://online.wsj.com/article_email/0,,SB1043013622300562504,00.html It's rather interesting what greed will force in the US legal system. The decision is completely wrong, and I'm wondering why "dolls" and "toys" have such completely different tariff rates. I just hop

Re: Football coverage observations

- Original Message - From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 9:17 PM Subject: Re: Football coverage observations > At 08:44 PM 1/20/2003 -0600 Dan Minette wrote: > >> Silly me for thinking that they were still playing a game out

Re: A Certain Commercial Re: About My Copyright Notice

Julia Thompson wrote: Now, I have heard that there is an ending only seen on cable TV that might push the limits even farther, but I have not seen it. As far as what the least objectionable thing in the commercial is, it's the expressions of the girlfriends as the guys are relating the fantasy.

Re: Football coverage observations

At 08:44 PM 1/20/2003 -0600 Dan Minette wrote: >> Silly me for thinking that they were still playing a game out there, and >> deciding whether or not to respect certain participants in that game >> based >> on the way they played the game. > >I thought of another thing. As an employee, isn't a coa

Who Has the Rights to a Movie?

Specifically, can a director prevent companies from marketing "clean" versions of popular movies to morally discerning customers? http://slate.msn.com/id/2077192/ JDG ___ John D. Giorgis - [EMAIL PROTECTED] People every

Re: Football coverage observations

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Re: Football coverage observations

- Original Message - From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 8:12 PM Subject: Re: Football coverage observations > At 08:58 PM 1/20/2003 -0500 Jim Sharkey wrote: > > > >John D. Giorgis wrote: > >>Plus, I find it very hard to resp

Re: Football coverage observations

- Original Message - From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 8:12 PM Subject: Re: Football coverage observations > At 08:58 PM 1/20/2003 -0500 Jim Sharkey wrote: > > > >John D. Giorgis wrote: > >>Plus, I find it very hard to resp

Re: Football coverage observations

Julia Thompson wrote: >But how do you reconcile that with your own integrity, when you're >in that situation? Surely your personal integrity is worth a lot >more than a measly hundred thousand dollars or two. You *could* argue that part of that integrity involves doing what you have to to win,

Re: Football coverage observations

John D. Giorgis wrote: >Silly me for thinking that they were still playing a game out >there, and deciding whether or not to respect certain participants >in that game based on the way they played the game. Respect them or not as you like, it doesn't change the fact that a coach's job is to wi

Re: Football coverage observations

On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Only in Texas would Phil Sims would Phil Sims be referred to as Chris's dad. Phil >did have a pretty good career leading the Giants to their first superbowl win under >Parcells (by the way you guys can have him; he may be a great motivator of player

Re: Football coverage observations

Jim Sharkey wrote: > > John D. Giorgis wrote: > >Plus, I find it very hard to respect a Coach who told his players > >to fake injuries, so as to slow down the tempo of a big game. > >Sure, it was probably perfectly legal - but it showed an utter lack > >of honor, IMHO. > > What the heck does hon

Re: [Scouted] X-men ruled not human

Jim Sharkey wrote: > > Julia Thompson wrote: > >http://online.wsj.com/article_email/0,,SB1043013622300562504,00.html > >It's rather interesting what greed will force in the US legal > >system. > > The irony here is staggering, considering one of the central themes > of the X-Men comics is that mu

Re: Football coverage observations

At 08:58 PM 1/20/2003 -0500 Jim Sharkey wrote: > >John D. Giorgis wrote: >>Plus, I find it very hard to respect a Coach who told his players >>to fake injuries, so as to slow down the tempo of a big game. >>Sure, it was probably perfectly legal - but it showed an utter lack >>of honor, IMHO. >

Re: A Certain Commercial Re: About My Copyright Notice

"John D. Giorgis" wrote: > > At 06:59 PM 1/20/2003 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote: > >The whole commercial leaves something to be desired, certainly (a sense > >of decency?), but falling into the cement that way is *dangerous*, and > >some idiot is going to end up hurting herself (or himself?) trying

Re: Football coverage observations

John D. Giorgis wrote: >Plus, I find it very hard to respect a Coach who told his players >to fake injuries, so as to slow down the tempo of a big game. >Sure, it was probably perfectly legal - but it showed an utter lack >of honor, IMHO. What the heck does honor have to do with professiona

Re: A Certain Commercial Re: About My Copyright Notice

Julia Thompson wrote: >The whole commercial leaves something to be desired, certainly (a >sense of decency?), but falling into the cement that way is >*dangerous*, and some idiot is going to end up hurting herself (or >himself?) trying to emulate the whole thing. >Leading up to that point, it's

RE: [Scouted] X-men ruled not human

Julia Thompson wrote: >http://online.wsj.com/article_email/0,,SB1043013622300562504,00.html >It's rather interesting what greed will force in the US legal >system. The irony here is staggering, considering one of the central themes of the X-Men comics is that mutants are people too. Jim _

Re: Jessica Simpson Re: Football coverage observations

- Original Message - From: "Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 7:10 PM Subject: Re: Jessica Simpson Re: Football coverage observations > > - Original Message - > From: "Robert Seeberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Football coverage observations

At 05:11 PM 1/20/2003 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote: >I'm not happy about Parcells. I got annoyed with him when he walked >away from the Patriots and left them scrambling, and when the Jets >started being on more nationally televised games, I almost always rooted >against them. Still haven't broken

Re: Jessica Simpson Re: Football coverage observations

- Original Message - From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 7:00 PM Subject: Re: Jessica Simpson Re: Football coverage observations > At 06:50 PM 1/20/2003 -0600 Robert Seeberger wrote: > >> Since then, though, I think that she'

Re: Jessica Simpson Re: Football coverage observations

At 06:50 PM 1/20/2003 -0600 Robert Seeberger wrote: >> Since then, though, I think that she's tried a little too hard to be a pop >> princess like Britney, and have not seen much of her since. I still >think >> that she could grow up to be a decent singer like a Whitney Houston or a >> Mariah Car

Re: A Certain Commercial Re: About My Copyright Notice

At 06:59 PM 1/20/2003 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote: >The whole commercial leaves something to be desired, certainly (a sense >of decency?), but falling into the cement that way is *dangerous*, and >some idiot is going to end up hurting herself (or himself?) trying to >emulate the whole thing. Surely

Re: Jessica Simpson Re: Football coverage observations

- Original Message - From: "Robert Seeberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 6:50 PM Subject: Re: Jessica Simpson Re: Football coverage observations > > - Original Message - > From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PR

Re: Jessica Simpson Re: Football coverage observations

"John D. Giorgis" wrote: > > At 05:32 PM 1/20/2003 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >In a message dated 1/19/2003 11:55:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > >> (Who the heck is Jessica > >> >Simpson, anyway?) > > > >Sort of Britany clone who seems to be a bit more serious

Re: A Certain Commercial Re: About My Copyright Notice

"John D. Giorgis" wrote: > > At 10:48 PM 1/18/2003 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote: > > Julia > > > >who doesn't like the end of a certain commercial > > As opposed to the beginning of it? The whole commercial leaves something to be desired, certainly (a sense of decency?), but falling into the

[Listref] Segway hits legal pothole in San Francisco

http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=21348§ion=NEWS&year= 2003&month=1&day=20 With its congested streets and love of geek chic, San Francisco might have been expected to embrace Segway, the environmentally friendly, self-balancing personal vehicle that aims to entice people out of t

Re: Jessica Simpson Re: Football coverage observations

- Original Message - From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 6:34 PM Subject: Jessica Simpson Re: Football coverage observations > At 05:32 PM 1/20/2003 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >In a message dated 1/19/2003 11:55:51 PM E

Parts of Republican Revolution fade with age

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=676&ncid=716&e=22&u=/usatod ay/20030120/ts_usatoday/4792472 Eight years after wresting control of the House of Representatives, the party that waged the ''Republican Revolution'' has become somewhat less rev

Jessica Simpson Re: Football coverage observations

At 05:32 PM 1/20/2003 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >In a message dated 1/19/2003 11:55:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> (Who the heck is Jessica >> >Simpson, anyway?) > >Sort of Britany clone who seems to be a bit more serious and less image driven. I think she has done

A Certain Commercial Re: About My Copyright Notice

At 10:48 PM 1/18/2003 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote: > Julia > >who doesn't like the end of a certain commercial As opposed to the beginning of it? JDG ___ John D. Giorgis - [EMAIL PROTECTED] People everywhere want to sa

NEW YORK CITY MAYOR FUMED OVER 'SMOKING' ON STAGE AT STONES CONCERT

http://www.drudgereport.com/stones.htm New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is fuming mad over Rolling Stones members smoking on stage at Madison Square Garden during an nationally televised concert this weekend, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. "The mayor sent cops to issue summonses," one stage sou

[Scouted] X-men ruled not human

http://online.wsj.com/article_email/0,,SB1043013622300562504,00.html It's rather interesting what greed will force in the US legal system. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Football coverage observations

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 1/20/2003 10:18:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >writes: > > > No, that was Chris Simms' dad, Phil. > > > > > > Only in Texas would Phil Sims would Phil Sims be referred to as > Chris's dad. Phil did have a pretty good career leadin

RE: List member is a mavan

> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 02:47 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: List member is a mavan > > > Did anyone else notice that in Paul Krugman's op ed piece in > the NYT there is a reference to Bradfo

Re: List member is a mavan

Did anyone else notice that in Paul Krugman's op ed piece in the NYT there is a reference to Bradford Delong's well respected website. Now I know I sometimes don't pay attention for long periords of time but I did not know that Brad (I assume it is our Brad but I could be wrong) was such an impo

Re: Scouted: Self-organizing stones

http://makeashorterlink.com/?V30421923 Jon GSV Neat article ROU Thanks! From: "Nick Arnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Scouted: Self-organizing stones Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 14:24:52 -0800 http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&art

Re: Football coverage observations

In a message dated 1/20/2003 10:18:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > No, that was Chris Simms' dad, Phil. > > > Only in Texas would Phil Sims would Phil Sims be referred to as Chris's dad. Phil did have a pretty good career leading the Giants to their first superbowl win u

Re: Football coverage observations

In a message dated 1/20/2003 10:18:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > No, that was Chris Simms' dad, Phil. > > > Only in Texas would Phil Sims would Phil Sims be referred to as Chris's dad. Phil did have a pretty good career leading the Giants to their first superbowl win u

Re: Football coverage observations

In a message dated 1/19/2003 11:55:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > (Who the heck is Jessica > >Simpson, anyway?) Sort of Britany clone who seems to be a bit more serious and less image driven. I think she has done some acting and if I remember correctly she was quite goo

Re: Football coverage observations

In a message dated 1/19/2003 11:55:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > (Who the heck is Jessica > >Simpson, anyway?) Sort of Britany clone who seems to be a bit more serious and less image driven. I think she has done some acting and if I remember correctly she was quite goo

Brin: Slashdot discussion of top 10 new SF authors

http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=51269&threshold=1&commentsort=3&tid= 134&mode=thread&cid=5120753 Several mentions of David Brin in the ensuing discussion. -- Nick Arnett Phone/fax: (408) 904-7198 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/m

Scouted: Self-organizing stones

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=0005BEE2-3FE9-1E28-8 B3B809EC588EEDF -- Nick Arnett Phone/fax: (408) 904-7198 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: FW: Possible virus detected - Re: A new type of brain scanner

In a message dated 1/19/2003 8:49:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Oooh, when your head turns, can we watch it via MRI > real-time? :) Not quite yet but soon. The problem is that the head coil (the thing your head goes in when you scan it) is too restrictive. It is poss

Re: [Scouted] Water that won't freeze in Minn. lake

Jon Gabriel wrote: > >If the water contains a high concentration of saline then it won't >freeze at 0 degrees C. The article doesn't say if the lake is >freshwater or saltwater, but I vaguely recall that lakes are usually >freshwater? > High pressure also prevents water from freezing, because

Scouted: MZB Reference in today's Userfriendly

Today's Userfriendly cartoon contains an obscure but somewhat surprising Marion Zimmer Bradley reference, unless that "H" word has some other meaning I'm unaware of. :) http://www.userfriendly.org/ Jon I really should re-read that series Maru ___

Re: Scouted: Meet the Raelians

Jon Gabriel wrote: > Heroux is now an active member, passing out pamphlets and > living at UFOland, where he said he can play his keyboard > at all hours without disturbing anyone. That's because it's too late. They're already disturbed! Ba-dump-bump! ;-)

Scouted: More Anti-copying tech

In a development that could signal new limits on copying of store-bought music, Microsoft Corp. has come up with software tools that let recording companies restrict unauthorized reproduction and sharing of music compact discs, Monday's Wall Street Journal reported. Two major recording companies

Re: Satellite evidence of UFOs

Nick Arnett wrote: > > And why aren't they trying to communicate with us??? Are are they? Could > of our list members be from other species? > > http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/19/1955238&mode=thread&tid= > 160 http://makeashorterlink.com/?G33962823 Julia ___

Scouted: Meet the Raelians

Copied off the AP wire at newsday.com He wears a swirling star of david and insists that journalists call him "his holiness." Dude sounds conflicted. :) Jon GSV Beam Me Up Visit to Raelians full of sci-fi imagery - - - - - - - - - - - - By Phil Couvrette Jan. 20, 2003  |  VALCOURT, Quebec (AP)

Satellite evidence of UFOs

And why aren't they trying to communicate with us??? Are are they? Could of our list members be from other species? http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/19/1955238&mode=thread&tid= 160 -- Nick Arnett Phone/fax: (408) 904-7198 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: Whaaaaaa, it exists ..... :o)

Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote: > > I'm so flabbergasted, totally and utterly distrought that I'm almost > beside my chair. No, not what you think. This is good flabbergasted. > > Yesterday one of my two indispensable kitchentools broke. One is the > microwave the other my Braun multimix. A mix

Re: Whaaaaaa, it exists ..... :o)

Impressive! Most impressive. Marvin Long Austin, Texas Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Poindexter & Ashcroft, LLP (Formerly the USA) http://www.breakyourchains.org/john_poindexter.htm ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Football coverage observations

On Sun, 19 Jan 2003, Julia Thompson wrote: > > Doug > > > > GSV Go Raida's! > > Damn straight! I like the Raiders. But...the law of irony demands that I root for the Bucs, led by Chucky, to whip the team that fired him. Marvin Long Austin, Texas Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Poindexter & Ashcroft

Whaaaaaa, it exists ..... :o)

I'm so flabbergasted, totally and utterly distrought that I'm almost beside my chair. No, not what you think. This is good flabbergasted. Yesterday one of my two indispensable kitchentools broke. One is the microwave the other my Braun multimix. A mixer with mixing attachments and a chopper.

RE: bush denies emergency room access to medicaid patients

Ronn! wrote: Frex, in my admittedly limited experience with the local system, a sick person who calls the clinic at the county hospital will (after being checked to see if they meet the low-income standards¹) be given an appointment at the clinic at a given time on a date a month or two in the

Re: Football coverage observations

Doug Pensinger wrote: > > Julia Thompson wrote: > > >>>tracting the child when distraction was needed, though.) > >>> > >>Collinsworth doesn't bother me. The dingbat who was doing color on the > >>AFC game was about worthless IMO, was that Esiason? > >> > > > >No, that was Chris Simms' dad, Phil