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July 2007 Archives
2:28 AM Tue, Jul 31, 2007 | Permalink |
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Somewhere, I like to think, there is or will be a network comprising only those who can find it. And when I finally stumble in there, they'll say, "We've been waiting for you." It's not Facebook, a "social network" of......
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2:13 AM Tue, Jul 31, 2007 | Permalink |
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If you read this blog in an RSS reader, you'll only see excerpts now, with a headline link to the post. The company wants you to visit the site. I hope you'll find it worth your while to click those......
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4:31 PM Sat, Jul 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email
Support for a national ID card seems tied to where you stand on issues of security and privacy -- if you fear an attack more than you fear Big Brother, you may think it will make you safer. Personally, I......
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2:40 PM Sat, Jul 28, 2007 | Permalink |
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Update: The work sold for $9,250. ANNIE LEIBOVITZ signed photograph of Bruce Springsteen on eBay, closing in 12 hours, 20 minutes, at 3 a.m. Sunday. The seller is the National Priorities Project, the folks who maintain the Cost of War......
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8:18 AM Fri, Jul 27, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email
Roger Waters In Mumbai 2007 [no label 2CD] The first CD is available today, the second will be up Sunday. Funky16Corners Radio v.28 - Rubber Souled Pt1: Soul covers of Beatles tunes Playlist: Billy Preston – Eight Days a......
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3:21 AM Thu, Jul 26, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email
Over 100 see UFOS over Stratford, comes from the Stratford-upon-Avon Herald -- yes, that Stratford, Shakespeare's hometown -- which, unhelpfully, suggests we buy the paper for the "full story." This is too rich. STRATFORD was the scene of an......
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9:38 AM Wed, Jul 25, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email
The monthly Providence Geeks gathering happens tonight in the AS220 storefront at 115 Empire St. beginning at 5:30. Grab a beer and a nametag and mingle with a wide range of folks interested in the local tech scene. Cofounder Jack......
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3:24 AM Tue, Jul 24, 2007 | Permalink |
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Updated to flesh out some thoughts, add some links Months ago, I preordered Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for my grandson Dylan, who originally got me into the series with him when he was 8. When it came to......
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9:43 PM Mon, Jul 23, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email
Updated 9:43 p.m. Transcript at CNN, where you can play the entire debate on the homepage. YouTube didn't stream it, to the consternation of many. 9:54 a.m. The CNN/YouTube debate: Tonight's forum with the Democratic presidential candidates holds out the......
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10:54 AM Sun, Jul 22, 2007 | Permalink |
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Providence Journal / Ruben W. Perez Jazz saxophone legend James Moody played at Waterplace Park last night as part of the climax to Black Rep's weeklong downtown Providence SoundSession festival. Amazingly, James is 82. You might want to listen......
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2:25 AM Fri, Jul 20, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email
Experience: Jimi Hendrix Miami Pop Festival 1968. Live at Gulfstream Racetrack, Florida, May 18, 1968. Foxy Lady, Fire, Hear My Train A Comin', Purple Haze and some announcements -- twice: "...this is a relatively short set and, as a bonus,......
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10:19 AM Thu, Jul 19, 2007 | Permalink |
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I Was an eBay Voldemort: When his order of Deathly Hallows from Deep Discount arrived Tuesday, he put it on eBay... Yishai warns stores over Harry Potter book launch on Shabbat - Haaretz, Israel. Harry goes on sale at 2:01......
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12:27 PM Wed, Jul 18, 2007 | Permalink |
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King George W.: James Madison’s Nightmare. Notes on the Constitution by journalist Robert Scheer, USC professor, SF Chronicle columnist and editor of Truthdig: George W. Bush is the imperial president that James Madison and other founders of this great republic......
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10:14 AM Tue, Jul 17, 2007 | Permalink |
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AP Sen. David Vitter, R-La., left, listens as his wife Wendy Vitter speaks to the media during a press conference in Metairie, La., yesterday. Vitter offers apology but gives no answers -- nola.com | Vitter archive Vitter: "Those [New......
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2:28 PM Sun, Jul 15, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email
WaPo books editor Ron Charles writes a nice column today (Harry Potter and the Death of Reading) in which he confesses what he really thinks about the saga of the Hogwarts hero -- "repetitive plots, the static characters, the pedestrian......
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11:56 AM Fri, Jul 13, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email
Mp3s & musical etc. Eric Clapton Minnesota Night [EC Is Here, 2CDs] Live at the Civic Centre, St Paul, MN, April 18, 1987 Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band: Live To Run [no label, 1CD] Live at the Tower......
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9:32 AM Fri, Jul 13, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email
Skin: Gizmodo photo Yellow Submarine iPod Forthcoming, Loaded with Entire Beatles Catalog? Maybe. Charlie White at Gizmodo. Or may be this... You can imagine it however you like.......
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11:53 AM Thu, Jul 12, 2007 | Permalink |
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AP Sen. David Vitter, R-La., left, and Republican presidential hopeful and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani visit the site of one of the levee breeches that caused severe flooding during Hurricane Katrina, in New Orleans, Saturday, June......
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7:26 AM Wed, Jul 11, 2007 | Permalink |
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It's too hot -- 87 percent humidity, like it's the dog days of August already -- to do much but point and run back into the air-conditioned bedroom. AP Prince performed in Minneapolis last Saturday. Prince Points the Way to......
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11:52 PM Mon, Jul 09, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email
Greetings from Knoxville - Songs by local musicians Jack Lail, managing editor of multimedia at the Knoxville News Sentinel, emailed after I blogged about his site's abandonment of registration, and of fees for their UT sports site. Jack thanked me......
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4:43 AM Sun, Jul 08, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email
Nunatak, from Antarctica, at Live Earth 2007 More Live Earth videos at YouTube NYT: Editorial: The Road Home. It begins, It is time for the United States to leave Iraq, without any more delay than the Pentagon needs to......
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3:01 PM Sat, Jul 07, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email
Saturday, 3:01 p.m. I'm watching it on Cox digital cable on Bravo, Ch. 62 on my TV, and on Sundance, Ch. 163. They're not the same -- right now, Bravo is mainlining the N.Y.C. concert, Sundance has highlights from Shanghai.......
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9:08 AM Fri, Jul 06, 2007 | Permalink |
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Vacation continues... Friday mp3s: Eric Clapton channels Buddy Holly: Maybe Baby and Peggy Sue. His time: Providence-raised Nico Muhly -- son of painter Bunny Harvey and filmmaker Frank Muhly -- gets the composing credit for the movie Joshua, opening today......
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8:04 AM Thu, Jul 05, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email
We sparkled like it was 1947 Tuesday night, fortunately, since last night the sound of fireworks competed with the drone of heavy rain. Parties on either side of us became muted as they moved indoors. Don't you hate it......
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1:06 PM Tue, Jul 03, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email
Still on vacation Editorials Hit Libby's Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card. Roundup of editorial opinion today at E&P. Anger as Bush commutes ex-White House aide's jail term. AFB. Democratic Underground and Free Republic are awash. and... . The voice in my head is......
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10:47 PM Mon, Jul 02, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email
I'm on vacation. It's a pause between parties. Friday was my fourth wedding anniversary, Last night, my daughter threw a surprise party at Nick-A-Nee's for my 60th birthday, tomorrow. That's when the family gathers, with lobsters...! This is huge news.......
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11:53 AM Sun, Jul 01, 2007 | Permalink |
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By Sheila Lennon Email
Circa. 1908. Published by Osborne, Ltd., 22 E. 21st New York City. This is one of 77 Fourth of July postcards in an excellent and diverse collection by James R. Heintze of American University in Washington, D.C. Here are......
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