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Public Enemies

2009-12-05T12:04:53Z

I wonder if this recent remake of the 1930's bank robbers is worth
seeing. We've seen several versions in the past - mostly rather
sympathetic toward Dillinger. I especially remember the one with
Warren Oates as Dillinger. Wonder if Johnny Depp will make an
entertaining Dillinger? Wonder if the storyline will be true to

Cheap Air Tickets to Delhi India from Chicago USA

2009-12-05T08:42:39Z

Cheap Air Tickets to Delhi India from Chicago USA
Only the leaders in the industry of air ticketing can provide you with
cheap tickets to India on flights that come from Chicago to Bombay,
Chennai, Bangalore, Trivandrum or Delhi for just 450 USD. This is
because of their ever expanding customer base. The more customers they

Wim Wenders

2009-12-05T03:24:47Z

Watching "City of Angels" once again, I realized that Wim Wenders was
a screenwriter on the movie, and that it was inspired by his earlier
German films, "Wings of Desire" and "Faraway, So Close!" (English
titles). Some of Wenders's films (like "Paris, Texas") are difficult
for me to appreciate the plot. However, he directed Joe Gores's

OT - Some stats related to recent post on Catholic Church sex abuse

2009-12-05T02:42:01Z

Hi -
Mike said in one posting that the occurrence of child sex abuse among
preists was low, and probably as low as for civil society. These numbers
come from the Irish Times, quoting Richard Sipe, who has done extensive
research on Catholic clergy. It comes from an article entitled "Church's
view of sex the root cause of its troubles" (see

OT: Vale Richard Todd

2009-12-05T02:40:39Z

[link]
Another childhood hero gone.
Mique

OT: Liam Clancy, RIP

2009-12-05T00:49:47Z

Legendary folk singer Liam Clancy has died aged 74. The actor, singer and
musician was the last surviving member of The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem,
who were credited with bringing Irish traditional music to a world audience
in the 1960s.[link]
This saddens me so because, in a way, The Clancy Brothers brought me and my

Dicken's "A Christmas Carol"

2009-12-04T19:10:27Z

Some of you might enjoy this.
[link]
John P

Great Soundtracks from Mysteries

2009-12-04T17:45:20Z

A chance web site popped up reminding me of the wonderful soundtracks
of some film mysteries. I really must search out the music from PETER
GUNN, STACCATO, THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM, and ANATOMY OF A MURDER.
Oh yes, SLAUGHTER ON TENTH AVENUE (that must qualify in some way),
which I played to death on a juke box in the Canadian Rockes one

OT - Link to "Anti-Semite" Group, for Mr. Burke

2009-12-04T17:09:07Z

I am a supporter of this group which has also been labeled as "anti-
Semitic" by those like Mr. Burke:
[link]
J Street is gaining support quickly. I suppose in Mr. Burke's view, J
Street is anti-Semitic or composed of "self-hating Jews" or the like.
Bah! Humbug.
Willow

The Long Tail Video-Clip

2009-12-04T07:27:28Z

Has any one out there read *The Long Tail* by Chris Anderson?
It first saw the light of day in *Wired* magazine, in October of 2004.
It describes a business model in which a company with an effective
distribution network is able sell a greater volume of otherwise
hard-to-find
items in small volumes, than popular items in large volumes.

Religion and Xenophobia

2009-12-04T01:39:06Z

[link]
"Homosexuals and transsexuals "will never enter the kingdom of
heaven", a leading Roman Catholic cardinal said on Wednesday."
And from Rachel Meddows last night...
[link]

OT - Elizabeth Warren...

2009-12-04T01:10:10Z

[link]
"Today, one in five Americans is unemployed, underemployed or just
plain out of work. One in nine families can't make the minimum payment
on their credit cards. One in eight mortgages is in default or
foreclosure. One in eight Americans is on food stamps. More than

OT Life before RAM

2009-12-03T22:48:21Z

These are photographs taken at a Glasgow science Fiction convention in
1980' See if you can recognise anyone:
[link]
JimB
(whose past has come back to haunt him...)

Was W (i.e., Cheney) more paranoid than Nixon?

2009-12-03T19:53:22Z

[link]

Summer is here!

2009-12-03T15:53:41Z

It is summer in Connecticut. At 2:00 am we scored a record
high for this day of 67 degrees F. It can only go up from
there. When I heard that it was snowing in Dallas, I had to
call my good friend there and tell him I was contemplating a
beach day today.