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Now Hear This
Who needs stenographers? The Olympus DS-330 digital
voice recorder comes with a docking station that plugs
right into a computer. You can take oral notes with
the DS-330 and dump your thoughts directly onto a PC
of Mac (where any voice-recognition program can transcribe
them). Leaves more time for important things like lunch.
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Knife
Life
Was there anything
swanker than the foldout scissors on your
Swiss Army knife? O.K., maybe the toothpick.
But even that pales in comparison with the
newest feature on Swiss Army’s stylish
Voyager knife: a digital alarm clock. Think
of the possibilities. Now, besides uncorking
bottles, screwing screws, picking teeth and
opening cans of smoked sprats, you can be
awakened before reveille. |
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Disc
Throwing
So did you finally go out and buy a DVD player?
Well, now a consortium of electronics makers is
working one a new, incompatible DVD standard. The
platform will play only so-called Blu-ray discs,
which are encoded using short-wavelength blue violet
lasers to burn extra-narrow tracks of data. The
new discs will hold about 27 gigabytes, about five
time’s standard capacity, or enough room for
13 hr of TV shows. Look for new Blu-ray players
in late 2003, if you have any room left on your
component shelf. |
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Web Md
Sony’s latest tilt at the digital music
market is the MZ.N1 MiniDisc. The player is compact,
stylish and lets you burn 5 hr of MP3 tunes onto
a standard MD. Bundled with jukebox software and
a USB connection, setup is easy. But at $330 the
MZ-N1 is pricey when compared with simpler, no-disc-drive
MP3 players, which are starting to overcome memory
limitations. Sony’s got a fine idea, but
it would have been better in 1999.
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Hot
of the Press
From the Ever-Shrinking-Printer Department:
Panasonic’s SV-P10 mini colour thermal printers
is roughly the size of an electric pencil sharpener
and weighs just 184g. But it can print out 45 snapshot-size
images on a single rechargeable battery. Share your
pics with fellow adventurer’s right adventurers
right on the spot, or crank out cute postcards. |
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The
Socio-Legal Status of Bangali Women in Bangladesh
By Saira Rahmab Khan
Published by The University Press Ltd, Red
Crescent Building, 114 Motijheel C/A, P.O.
Box 2611, Dhaka-1000
ISBN 984-05-1545-4
320pp. Takas375 |
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Asahi Shimbun Asia Network Report 2000
Edit by Makoto Uchiyama
Published by The Asahi Shimbun, 5-3-2 Tsukiji,
Chuo-ko, Tokyo 104-8011, Japan
ISSN 1347-3859
116+142PP. Price not stated
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Mohenjodaro: The
Living City
By Zubeida Dossal
Published by Oxford University Press, 5
Bangalore Town, Shara-e-Faisal, Karachi
- 75350
ISBN 0-19-577824-3
40PP. Rs.105
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Islamabad:
The Birth of a Capital
By Orestes Yakas
Published by Oxford University Press, 5
Bangalore Town, Shara-e-Faisal, Karachi
- 75350
ISBN 0-19-579533-4
162pp. Rs.395
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Action/Adventure, Comedy and Science
Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Lara Flynn Boyle,
Johnny Knoxville, Michael Jackson
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
Produced by: Walter F Parkes, Laurie MacDonald
Written by: Barry Fanaro, Robert Gordon
Distributor: Columbia Tristar
Time: 1 Hours 34 Minute
Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi action violence and some provocative
humor.
Synopsis: Agents J and K (Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones)
are back for more battles with alien rabble-rousers who
take the form of a host of estrogen-charged extraterrestrials.
These aliens are led by an archnemesis played by Lara
Flynn Boyle. Of course, the notorious worm creatures from
the original film will return to wreak havoc as well.
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Kids/Family and Comedy
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Jonathan
Lipnicki, Steve Zahn
Directed by: Rob Minkoff
Produced by: Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher
Written by: Bruce Joel Rubin Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Time: 1Hour 15 Minute Rating: PG for brief mild language.
Synopsis: Plucky, pint-sized hero Stuart Little (voiced
by Michael J. Fox) returns in STUART LITTLE 2, delighting
audiences with even more action-packed adventure. This
time, there are two brand new additions to the Little
family -- a nine-month old sister named Martha and a spirited
bird named Margalo (voiced by Melanie Griffith), who wins
Stuart's heart. |
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Full Name: Richard Tiffany Gere
Born: August 31, 1949
His Career:
Richard Gere began acting at the University
of Massachusetts Amherst, where he was a philosophy
major. He worked with The Provincetown Playhouse
and the Seattle Repertory Theater, he performed
in a number of New York plays, notably the title
role in "Richard Farina: Long Time Coming and
Long time Gone," in addition to two plays by
Sam Shepard, "Back Bog Beast Bait," and
Killer's Head." His career was established
with performances in the Broadway rock opera "Soon"
and the New York production of the British farce
"Habeas Corpus," and he won widespread
recognition playing Danny in the Broadway and London
productions of the hit musical, "Grease."
Gere's many acting credits include the Lincoln Center
presentation of "The Taming of the Shrew."
His motion picture debut came in 1978 with the Oscar-honored
Days of Heaven, for which he received the Italian
equivalent of the Academy Award. His subsequent
films include Looking for Mister Goodbar, Bloodbrothers,
Yanks and American Gigolo. Richard returned to the
Broadway stage in "Bent", winning the
Theatre World Academy Award and rave reviews for
his role as a homosexual prisoner at the Dachau
concentration camp who loses his life rather then
deny his identity. He has starred in a number of
films including the 1990's hit Pretty Woman, and
1999's hit Runaway Bride. For a more detailed listing
of Richard's films see filmography.
Golden Globe Nominations:
Best Drama Actor "An Officer and a Gentleman"
Best Comedy Actor "Pretty Woman" |
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