Dark Umber is a dark brown. It comes from an oil paint name and umber is the pigment. My Sony VAIO laptop was called wenge which is a brown African wood. It's just fancy advertising, like trying to make the food sound better on the menu.
Mark On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 5:00 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Today's Topic Summary > > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/topics > > - NBC generous with online eps <#134601035fdffcd1_group_thread_0> [3 > Updates] > - 'Bloopers' to return <#134601035fdffcd1_group_thread_1> [4 Updates] > - 'Hung' out to dry, too Bored to Death to Make it in > America<#134601035fdffcd1_group_thread_2>[1 Update] > - HBO Cleans Out Half-Hours (But Keeps > 'Enlightened')<#134601035fdffcd1_group_thread_3>[1 Update] > - OFF TOPIC Computer repair <#134601035fdffcd1_group_thread_4> [3 > Updates] > - So long, Michele O'Callaghan <#134601035fdffcd1_group_thread_5> [5 > Updates] > - More Palin on TLC? <#134601035fdffcd1_group_thread_6> [1 Update] > > NBC generous with online > eps<http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/b89bef148b7ad596> > > Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> Dec 20 12:40PM -0800 > > It doesn't matter which series, they'll all be available, all episodes > from this season (and at least in a few cases, back into last), till > after the New Year. > > > > http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-offers-full-season-holiday-275407 > > > > -- > BOB > > > > > donz5 <[email protected]> Dec 20 01:02PM -0800 > > I first read the subject line as "NBC generous with online > encapsulated postscript.." Which was confusing at best. > > > > > > Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> Dec 20 02:09PM -0800 > > Donz5, to moi: > > I first read the subject line as "NBC generous with online > > encapsulated postscript.." Which was confusing at best. > > Candy is dandy, but Adobe is quicker. > > > > -- > BOB > > > > 'Bloopers' to > return<http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/17e1fc3f413bf538> > > Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> Dec 20 12:24PM -0800 > > And that's its whole title, not "TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes," > tho dick clark productions is still involved. WGN, WPIX, and a bunch > of other Tribs (but not WPHL, for some reason) bought it. > > Nellie A: http://goo.gl/yz4pp > > > > -- > BOB > > > > > "Kevin M." <[email protected]> Dec 20 01:47PM -0800 > > Yes, but will it feature clever animated drawings by Sergio Aragones? > If not, screw it. > > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > > > Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> Dec 20 03:57PM -0600 > > Sergio's doing his "Drawn-Out Dramas" for CN's televersion of "MAD." > They > pop up a couple of times per episode in black-and-white in as close to > a > "Marginal Thinking Dept." as you can get and are always welcome. > > Mark Jeffries > Saints Spotlight Editor > [email protected] > > > > > > > "Kevin M." <[email protected]> Dec 20 02:05PM -0800 > > > Sergio's doing his "Drawn-Out Dramas" for CN's televersion of "MAD." > > I haven't seen more than a few segments of MAD, but I enjoy it > infinitely more than the abysmal yawn-fest that was MADtv. At least, > it is more in keeping with the magazine, as opposed to mere bad sketch > comedy by people who make Jimmy Fallon look skilled. > > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > > 'Hung' out to dry, too Bored to Death to Make it in > America<http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/9f0e57624117fd02> > > Ron Casalotti <[email protected]> Dec 20 12:32PM -0800 > > All three comedies canceled by HBO. Additional series to come > (including 'Luck" whose pilot I found very laborious to watch). > > > > http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/12/20/hbo-cancels-comedies-picks-up-enlightened/ > > Ron Casalotti > Wayne, NJ > Twitter: @roncasalotti > Blog: http://roncasalotti.wordpress.com > > > > HBO Cleans Out Half-Hours (But Keeps > 'Enlightened')<http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/f1e2aba866ee1b3a> > > Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> Dec 20 12:29PM -0800 > > The Mike White sitcom starring Laura Dern, which initially was panned > but followed Barnhart's Rule of Premium Channel Shows in getting > better as it went along, according to some critics, got renewed--gone > after three years are the male pimp sitcom "Hung" (despite Thomas > Jane's Golden Globe nomination) and the Zach Galfanakis/Ted Danson > show "Bored to Death," while "How to Make It in America" leaves after > two seasons: > > > > http://www.deadline.com/2011/12/hbo-renews-enlightened-cancels-hung-bored-to-death-how-to-make-it-in-america/ > > "Enlightened" may be the only returning live-action half-hour on HBO > next year (unless Larry David decides to do another season of "Curb > Your Enthusiasm")--among the new shows are Ricky Gervais' midgetcom > "Life's Too Short," which has already aired on BBC2 in the UK. > > > > OFF TOPIC Computer > repair<http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/d97385b0006295e3> > > "Melissa PollaK" <[email protected]> Dec 20 11:50AM -0500 > > Well, they're doing the repairs for $200. Hope I made the right > decision. > > > > From: Melissa PollaK [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 3:24 PM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: OFF TOPIC Computer repair > > > > $350 to fix a 4-year-old Dell laptop with Vista operating system. Or, > just > buy a new one? > > > > Any advice would be appreciated. > > > > Melissa > > > > > David Risner <[email protected]> Dec 20 09:43AM -0800 > > For $200, I think you should be good. > > Sounds like there will be some neat stuff coming out next year with > the new generation of Ultrabooks (very thin & light laptops similar to > the MacBook Air) coming out, and the cost of solid state drives coming > down. It is probably worth your while keeping this one running for > another year with the $200 repair. > > -- > David Risner > Software Engineer > MERLOT, California State University > > > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Melissa PollaK > > > > > "Melissa PollaK" <[email protected]> Dec 20 01:44PM -0500 > > I've been thinking along the same lines. > > I'm really intrigued by the Beats audio featured on certain HP > machines. > Just this morning I was thinking that their price will probably drop > next > year. (And, maybe they'll come in real colors, e.g., what is dark > "umber"?) > > Also, lighter (in weight) has been a big priority since the time I > dragged > the Dell to Las Vegas and Memphis, experiences which resulted in the > purchase of the netbook as soon as they went on the market. > > BTW I do now own a tablet. I bought one of those fire-sale HP > Touchpads, > and I think it's nifty although I've barely had any time to play with > it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of David Risner > Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 12:44 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] RE: OFF TOPIC Computer repair > > For $200, I think you should be good. > > Sounds like there will be some neat stuff coming out next year with > the new generation of Ultrabooks (very thin & light laptops similar to > the MacBook Air) coming out, and the cost of solid state drives coming > down. It is probably worth your while keeping this one running for > another year with the $200 repair. > > -- > David Risner > Software Engineer > MERLOT, California State University > > > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Melissa PollaK > > To: '[email protected]' > > Subject: OFF TOPIC Computer repair > > > $350 to fix a 4-year-old Dell laptop with Vista operating system. > Or, > just > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > > > > So long, Michele > O'Callaghan<http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/8e4bf9b02b4247ff> > > Joe Hass <[email protected]> Dec 20 08:15AM -0600 > > Dave took the entire second segment to talk about her, and was very > touching. He did say she was part of the group at NBC. > > I have a friend who is heading in to the hospital this morning for a > three-pack of ops after having a diagnosis of breast cancer earlier > this year. They caught it so early it was labeled "Stage 0" (and what > the fuck is that name? That name had to come from the same doofuses > who came up with "preboard" for airplanes), but they're going to go > in, do some cleaning out, give her about six weeks of radiation and do > a lube, oil and filter change. I've gotten a little more aware and > sensitive toward these things (this is on top of my wife's aunt who > literally went in to see the doctor for a cough and muscle ache and > came out with a Stage 4 diagnosis on her lungs). This kind of hit a > little closer than I'd have liked. > > I've said before, and will say again: fuck cancer. > > > > > > Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> Dec 20 07:12AM -0800 > > Bradford, to moi: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7XcPHe4bg0 > > I mixed up Real Time and RealSports... thanks Olby... > > > > -- > BOB > > > > > PGage <[email protected]> Dec 20 09:14AM -0800 > > > came out with a Stage 4 diagnosis on her lungs). This kind of hit a > > little closer than I'd have liked. > > > I've said before, and will say again: fuck cancer. > > Dave did a real nice job with this; given the little I knew about her > already, and what we learned from watching KO, Dave seemed to really > honor > her not just with his words but with his tone. The video tribute was > nice > in that it confirmed for me what I suspected (she was the woman who > named > her dog asshole after Dave), but it did seem a little unfinished and > rushed > - but then apparently most of the staff had been at the funeral earlier > that day. Dave also finished off with his own "fuck you" to cancer. > > > > http://www.cbs.com/late_night/late_show/video/?pid=qRM5rm2NZGk9rlXKGm2l2ljvZUpU9a9R&vs=Default&play=true > > > > > "K.M. Richards" <[email protected]> Dec 20 09:51AM -0800 > > Keith Olbermann also devoted the segment around :30 in last night's > Countdown (where he usually does the viral videos in the "Time Marches > On") to an obit. > > > > > donz5 <[email protected]> Dec 20 09:58AM -0800 > > I hear that. The love of my life began chemo today for Stage IIIC > uterine cancer. > > Mortality sucks. > > > > > More Palin on > TLC?<http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/t/adfcd467050460ff> > > "K.M. Richards" <[email protected]> Dec 20 09:53AM -0800 > > Said party has now qualified for the California ballot, says the > political e-newsletter I received this morning. > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group > tvornottv. > You can post via email <[email protected]>. > To unsubscribe from this group, > send<[email protected]>an empty message. > For more options, visit <http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv/topics>this > group. > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. 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