Courtyard by Marriott coming to downtown Wilmington (1)
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I Was A Teenage Trend-Hater: Despising Twilight Is Big For Fall [Teen Spirit] (2)
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A piece in yesterday's Times described the frenzy surrounding the appearance Robert Pattison, the star of Twilight, at a mall in Pennsylvania last Thursday. Squealed one tearful girl, “He was this close...Close enough to bite my neck.” I guess this was fresh on my mind the other day when I met up with a young teen whom I've known since she was born — a smart, independent 15-year-old. I asked her if she was a ...
Atlona AT-HDPiX USB 轉 HDMI 顯示器 (1)
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[編譯：CQ.1]我們不知道 USB to HDMI 視訊輸出設備的市場有多大，但這鐵定可以滿足有需要的讀者們。來自 Atlona 的 HDMI 轉換器，型號 AT-HDPiX。這方便的小玩意兒內建顯示晶片，用 USB 連接電腦就會新增顯示裝置，訊號透過 HDMI 介面送出，最大解析度可以到 4: 3 的 1600 x 1200，或是 16 : 9 的 720p。聲音部分是透過 3.5mm 音源線連接電腦，再合併到 HDMI 輸出，這麼做的原因是為了把 USB 頻寬完全留給視訊之用。這台小玩意兒從 USB 供電，不需外接電源，相當方便。PC 上最多可以接到六台，而 Mac 只能接四台，可以用來組成延伸桌面。預計十二月上市，廠商建議售價 179 美元，約台幣 6,000。想組多螢幕的話，還是多買幾張便宜的雙輸出顯示卡好了。
ده چهره مشهوری که با ریش خود شناخته می شوند (TIMES ONLINE) (4)
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این چهره ها به ترتیب از این قرار ند : 1- کارل مارکس ::: 2- گریگوری راسپوتین ::: 3- برایان بلسد ::: 4- عیسی مسیح ::: 5- چارلز دیکنز ::: 6- ولادیمیر ایلیچ لنین ::: 7- چارلز داروین ::: 8- ایبرهم لینکلن ::: 9- فیدل کاسترو ::: 10 - بیلی گیبنز و داستی هیلنظرات
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Rosha said:
ریچارد استالمن رهبر جنبش اوپن سورس هم بذار تو لیست :دی
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Adesso che faccio la ragusana a tempo pieno, mi capita spesso di ascoltare le storie di mia nonna, la sera, davanti ad una tazza di canarino; sono tipiche storie da nonna che raccontano fatti e vicende di gente ormai per lo più morta, e che sono degne, per l’intreccio spesso assai complicato e non privo di colpi di scena, delle migliori telenovelas venezuelane. Alcune sono comiche, altre tragiche e altre ancora assurde e simili a ...
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動畫大師大友克洋不是一個多產的導演﹐差不多每隔兩三年才有新作品。他最新的動畫《自由》﹐七集OVA前後差不多用了兩年時間才完成。這套動畫最特別的地方﹐其實是日清杯麵三十五週年的廣告企劃。在每集動畫中必定有主角們食杯麵的鏡頭﹐不論是在月球基地還是地球的癈墟﹐他們總可以找到合味道杯麵開餐。撇除吃杯麵的明目張膽廣告外﹐《自由》走硬派科幻動畫路線﹐承接大友克洋成名作《阿基拉》的風格。不論是主角的造型設計﹐還是第一集的電單車比賽﹐都充滿《阿基拉》的影子。 故事發生在地球生態災難後一百六十年﹐地球環境變得不適合人類居住﹐月球基地伊甸是人類最後的避難所。主角是十五歲的少年﹐他與朋友整天無所事事﹐因為非法賽車被政府判罰服務令。主角在月球表面基地保養工作時﹐偶然拾到一張從地球發射上來的照片﹐並愛上照片中的女孩子。於是他開始逃離月球基地的計劃﹐並要證明政府隱暪地球現況的真相﹐地球環境其實已回復可以適合人類居住﹐人類不必要再局限在月球基地上生活﹐可以追求呼吸大地空氣的自由。 動畫的主線發展很大路﹐其他科幻動畫也曾出現過類似的故事。主角是典型的熱血少年﹐為實現理想不停向前﹐當實現一個理想後﹐再追求下一個理想。最初他只是看見照片上的少女﹐便異想天開想到地球找夢中情人的念頭。他偷走癈棄逃生艙並加以修復降落地球﹐橫跨大半個美國找到佛羅理達舊太空中心向心儀的少女表白。當他看見地球並不是如政府所說不能居住﹐而地球上的人則組合留下來火箭零件﹐向月球基地報發射信件報平安﹐他便決定要返回月球解放月球上的人﹐月球基地更擁有可以令全面修覆地球的技術。少女的父親也曾夢想到月球﹐可惜火箭升空時發生意外身亡。主角說服大家嘗試再征月計劃﹐重組當年美國登月留下來的阿波羅火箭﹐前住月球帶回來可以令地球重生的科學技術。 故事雖然頗公式化些﹐但人物成長的描述十分出色﹐動畫中亦不乏感人的場面。除了主角外的經歷外﹐他兩個朋友也因為他有很大改變。原本打算和他一定來地球的那個朋友﹐因為偷走計劃被發現﹐逃生艙緊急發射不得矣留下來。卻想不到因為意外知道地球的真相﹐被政府招覽成為管治者﹐繼續把月球市民暪在鼓裏。另一個朋友不願離開熟悉的月球生活﹐只是答應修理逃生艙﹐在緊急發射時隨主角到了地球。在月球時他只是個改電單車的不良少年﹐到地球後他發現自己的使命﹐用他的技術幫助村民改善生活﹐從無所事事找到人生意義。他亦是把登月火箭修理好﹐把主角和少女送回月球的功臣。 劇中的月球政府並非殘暴的極權統治﹐甚至可以說得上是仁慈的家長式政權﹐沒有處決犯法的主角﹐不過是判服務令接受再教育。政府把地球的情況隱暪﹐是不想人類再重滔覆轍﹐玩弄科技﹐讓人類再次陷入滅絕的危機。月球政府認為在月球基地和平安穩的人活﹐才是乎合對人類的長遠利益。這種但求無錯的消極心態﹐讓月球生活變得枯橾無味像一譚死水﹐人類只是為了生存而生存﹐喪失了追求生命價值的意義。主角與月球政府守舊的價值恰巧相反﹐認為人類應該擁有開創未來的自由。盡管人類可能再犯錯陷入危機﹐但他對人類的未來有信心﹐認為人類必定可以克服困難再闖高峰。近年不論是環保問題還是金融海嘯﹐總有些聲音主張加強政監管﹐像月球政府認定放任人類就出錯一樣。可是過份的監管是消極主義﹐只會令人類失去追求未來的自由﹐或許我們應該學劇中的主角一樣﹐對人類多點信心對抱樂觀態度﹐才可以看到自由的可貴。
ubiqq - Videoconferencia para novatos (2)
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Ubiqq es una aplicación que facilita las reuniones por videoconferencia entre usuarios que no acostumbran a utilizar este tipo de técnica. Parecida a las otras opciones que ya he comentado con el mismo objetivo. Está claro que si alguien realiza videochat con cierta frecuencia ya tiene aplicaciones dedicadas al tema, Skype, Msn o cualquier otro cliente. Ubiqq está orientado a quien necesita hacer una videoconferencia con alguien que no tenga instalada ninguna de estas aplicaciones. ...
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E’ piena di gente, l’Università. Anche se è sabato, è piena di gente. Liceali invitati a fare un giro in quel che potrebbe essere il palazzo nel quale passeranno i prossimi cinque o sei anni della loro vita, laureandi in toga che finiscono oggi quegli anni, madri in tailleur, padri in cravatta, fratelli nel loro miglior personal dress code. Mi guardo intorno un po’ smarrito, non metto piede in via Bocconi da almeno dieci anni ...
extended adolescence (1)
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lots of adolescent specialists have been talking and writing, for a number of years, about the upper-end extension of adolescence (at the same time as puberty has dropped, creating a greatly lengthened adolescent experience). people have started to talk about adolescence in three phases: - young teen (roughly 11 - 14) - middle teen (roughly 15 - 19) - emerging adulthood (roughly 20 - 25 or longer) but this article in ypulse, referencing this article ...
Research: Voting Religiously (1)
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[from Pew Research...]President-elect Barack Obama made a concerted effort to reach out to people of faith during the 2008 presidential campaign, and early exit polls show that this outreach may have paid off on Election Day. Among nearly every religious group, the Democratic candidate received equal or higher levels of support compared with the 2004 Democratic nominee, John Kerry. Still, a sizeable gap persists between the support Obama received from white evangelical Protestants and his ...
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CN Hotels, a Greensboro-based developer, officially announced Wednesday plans to build a seven-story, 125-room Courtyard by Marriott at the corner of Second and Grace Streets.Shared by AkiraMedia (102)Contribute commentSorry I Missed Your Party (74) permalink
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