| Ledger remembered by Spirit winner Cate
Moments of the ceremony were a tribute to Ledger, who died of an accidental prescription drug overdose on January 22 at his Manhattan apartment. One of six actors playing incarnations of Bob Dylan in director Todd Haynes' I'm Not There, Ledger was remembered as "probably one of the most beautiful independent spirits of all" by Cate Blanchett, winner of the supporting-actress prize for portraying Dylan in his transition from folk icon to electric rocker, a role that also earned her an Oscar nomination. "We all loved him so dearly," Haynes said of Ledger, recalling that the actor had started making music videos and intended to go into directing himself. "I have no doubt he would have made an astounding director." Ledger was a Spirit Award best-actor nominee two years ago for Brokeback Mountain, the best picture winner.
Olbermann Accuses 'Fascist' Bush of Engaging in 'Terrorism'
The idea that even the most cynical and untrustworthy of the politicians in our history, George W. Bush, would use the literal form of terrorism against his own people was dangerous territory. It seemed to tempt fate, to heighten fear. We will not fear any longer. We will not fear the international terrorists, and we will thwart them. We will not fear the recognition of the manipulation of our yearning for safety. We will call it what it is: terrorism. We will not fear identifying the vulgar hypocrites in our government. We will name them. And we will not fear George W. Bush. Nor will we fear because George W. Bush wants us to fear. Below is a complete transcript of Olbermann "Special Comment" from the February 14 Countdown show on MSNBC: Now, as promised, a "Special Comment." A part of what I will say was said here first on January 31.
Hornets frustrated in stalemate
I think that Henderson has and will continue to be an asset to the team and would be the perfect substitute to have and bring on towards the end of a game and could possibly win us games through doing this. I'm sorry if I have offended anyone by talking positively of Nathan Ellington and I look forward to hearing your views and opinions and recieving your thoughts/abuse. .
Letters to the Editor (Feb. 13)
We had one offer to develop the property in six years and we turned it down. In another six years the building will probably cost twice as much to develop.What about maintaining our vibrant and active downtown? Let's just ignore the east side of Fourth Street.It's time to get realistic. Tear it down and build a parking structure which would help develop downtown at least.Ted Langton Sr., Corvallis .
Sony NSC-GC1 Net-Sharing Cam
The final word: While the NSC-GC1 cannot hope to compete with a dedicated camcorder, it provides an affordable introduction to video sharing over the internet. If you plan to screen your video creations exclusively online, you won't be disappointed. THE proliferation of video-sharing websites has caused a steady stream of dedicated peripherals to enter the marketplace; each jostling for a prime position on the YouTube gravy train. First and foremost amongst these is the web-share cam, which combines the ease of use of a webcam with the functionality of a video camera. While traditionally the domain of small-time vendors, Sony has decided to join the fray with the NSC-GC1; a pocket-sized handycam tailor-made for online video sharing. With an RRP of just $299, the NSC-GC1 is very much a bare-bones device, aimed squarely at casual users who aren't overly fussed by fancy features or high resolution.
How could well-educated Bangkokians be deceived but poor lowly ...
I sure like to see Aphishit's promises of 12 year-free-education, free medical treatment for all, minimize traffic congestion in Bangkok, fight the corruption and drug, minimize or stop the ongoing violences in the south! Tell me about it fools! .
Broadcom Demonstrates Industry Leading Gaming Performance With ...
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 2008 MWC -- Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced the first public demonstration showing realistic mobile game benchmarks based on the emerging OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics standard, running on cell phone hardware. In collaboration with Futuremark, a respected developer of PC and handheld performance benchmarks, Broadcom will demonstrate the ability of the OpenGL ES 2.0 standard to deliver a significantly enhanced gaming experience on mobile devices when powered with the innovative VideoCore(R) III multimedia processor. The enhanced mobile gaming demonstrations, utilizing Futuremark performance benchmarks and based on the Broadcom(R) BCM2727 VideoCore III multimedia processor, will be performed at this week's 2008 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, from February 11th to 14th and at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco from February 18th to 22nd.
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