Now, where in tarnation does one get these pre-paid international calling cards?? I have researched them on the internet and the prices are very cheap...but does it make any difference which ones you get? And can you get them at stores rather then over the internet?
I think that my Sara Shane interview will need to be done via the telephone (she being in Australia) rather then via e-mail since we still seem to be having troubles with that.
Now, where in tarnation does one get these pre-paid international calling cards?? I have researched them on the internet and the prices are very cheap...but does it make any difference which ones you get? And can you get them at stores rather then over the internet?
I think that my Sara Shane interview will need to be done via the telephone (she being in Australia) rather then via e-mail since we still seem to be having troubles with that.
Here is your Allison Hayes Picture of the Week - :o
The "B" poster for her most famous role!
Noticeably missing was perennial favorite Mel Gibson, whose controversial blockbuster, "The Passion of the Christ," was shut out of the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, which NBC will telecast on Sunday, Jan. 16. Also bypassed were Tom Cruise, another Globe darling, who gave an unflinching portrayal of a hired assassin in "Collateral," and Kevin Bacon, who portrayed a paroled child molester in "The Woodsman."
Rare books may come to Google
Google working with libraries to scan millions of works.
By Associated Press
Monday, December 13, 2004 - SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. is trying to establish an online reading room for five major libraries by scanning stacks of hard-to-find books into its widely used Internet search engine.
The ambitious initiative announced late Monday gives Mountain View-based Google the right to index material from the New York Public Library as well as libraries at four universities Harvard, Stanford, Michigan and Oxford in England.
The Michigan and Stanford libraries are the only two so far to agree to submit all their material to Google's scanners.
The New York library is allowing Google to include a small portion of its books no longer covered by copyright while Harvard is confining its participation to 40,000 volumes so it can gauge how well the process works. Oxford wants Google to scan all its books originally published before 1901.
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La. Judge Suspended for Wearing BlackfaceTuesday, December 14, 2004
NEW ORLEANS — A judge who wore blackface makeup, handcuffs and a jail jumpsuit at a Halloween party will be suspended for six months, the Louisiana Supreme Court (search) ruled Monday.
The justices voted 5-2 to suspend Judge Timothy Ellender (search) for a year without pay for dishonoring his position, but to defer half of that penalty. Ellender will lose more than $50,000 in pay, one judge noted.
Ellender, who is white, testified the costumes worn by him and his wife — she was dressed as a policewoman — were meant only as a joke to show he was her prisoner. The party's host, Ellender's brother-in-law, was dressed as Buckwheat.
DR Elmore:
That link doesn't work, even if I cut and paste. Can you try again?
Here is your Allison Hayes Picture of the Week - :oNo wonder all those cars are crashing into each other! Can you imagine looking up and ...wait, this is a family site, sorry...
The "B" poster for her most famous role!
Here is your naughty John Barrowman picture for the day. That's Caspar Van Dien on the left and Yasmine Bleeth in the middle.OF COURSE it was a family show. I did a cross-check on IMBD. It was called Titans, and everyone in the cast had the same last name!
Yes, this is a family site, but it was a publicity photo for a family TV show. Well, maybe not so family...
DRSWW - I am sure she was wearing her Hanes Her Way that day!That's it! Everyone was checking the brand label!
Golden Globe Nominations - Film:Has anyone else noticed something strange here in the nomination process?
Summary:
By movie
"Sideways"...7
"The Aviator"...6
"Closer," "Finding Neverland" and "Million Dollar Baby"...5
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"...4
"Hotel Rwanda"...3
Complete Nomination list HERE (http://www.thegoldenglobes.com/)
...Interestingly enough, I've seen this article posted on FreeRepublic dot com, the arch-conservative web site that I haunt, and about 90% of the people there think Allen is a total looney. After all, most conservatives have read the Constitution. And then there are the 10% who favor it because, "I don't want sodomites teaching sodomy to my children."...Even R. Reagan came out against the Briggs Initiative in California, back when he was Governor. (Something he didn't get credit for later, of course.)
Even R. Reagan came out against the Briggs Initiative in California, back when he was Governor. (Something he didn't get credit for later, of course.)
2004 Holiday Closing Schedule:
Saturday, December 25 - Christmas Day
Saturday, January 1, 2005 - New Year's Day
2005 Holiday Closing Schedule:
Monday, January 17 - Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday
Monday, February 21 - Washington's Birthday (President's Day)
Monday, May 30 - Memorial Day
Monday, July 4 - Independence Day
Monday, September 5 - Labor Day
Monday, October 10 - Columbus Day
Friday, November 11 - Veterans Day
Thursday, November 24 - Thanksgiving Day
Monday, December 26 - Christmas Day
Monday, January 2, 2006 - New Year's Day
Can someone tell me if there is mail delivery in the US on Dec 24 or 25? Thanks.
Has anyone seen the Walt Disney Treasures Mickey Mouse Club set? I think I might buy it, but the first week of shows would not be the show I remember - they were still fine-tuning the thing, but has anyone seen it?
The only DVDs I bought this year were Elaine Stritch at Liberty and Forget-Me-Not Lane. And I haven't watched either yet. Shame on me.It helps if you have a DVD player, of course.
But I do find our very own BK's picture on the box of the latter endearing.
Happy Tomorrow, Tom.Thank you. I am not Harry Potter's "friend" Tom Riddle though - I do not have any idea how to approach answering your riddle. (Perhaps with a whip and chair)
But Matt, many films don't complete their editing stage until shortly before release.
OMG DRMATTH, I had forgotten about the Lennon Sisters on Talent Round Up day....and I loved the serials as well....ANNETTE, SPIN and MARTY, DAIRY FARM, almost all of them except CORKY AND WHITE SHADOW!
SWW you will have to give us the answer, no one can guess.But I'm sweet and innocent on this one, I swear!
It helps if you have a DVD player, of course.
;D ;D 8) ;D ;D
Did another 100 pages while I was waiting for Abie to pee.
I just read something that made me laugh out loud. I was perusing another board and someone posted some bad reviews for Phantom of the Opera from England. For about the eighth time, this woman comes on - she's seen the film twice, once at a screening and once on a theater screen - and she raves on about it again - how it's great and she loves it, and how it's going to sell out, etc. Only in this post, she finally reveals that she's the moderator of the Warner Bros. chat board. Suddenly, it all makes sense - attending screenings and premieres. I mean, honestly.
DRDANISE you and TCB and MATTH all qualify for Equity danger pay.....
Now, where in tarnation does one get these pre-paid international calling cards?? I have researched them on the internet and the prices are very cheap...but does it make any difference which ones you get? And can you get them at stores rather then over the internet?
I think that my Sara Shane interview will need to be done via the telephone (she being in Australia) rather then via e-mail since we still seem to be having troubles with that.
td - good review of POTO by Ken Hanke. Oh my, who would have thought? Can hardly wait to see it. I would post my opinion of things over there, but well.....you know what they think of MY reviews.
It helps if you have a DVD player, of course.
;D ;D 8) ;D ;D
Dealing with a recalcitrant AMAZON.COM Market Place seller. Terrible. I ordered SCARFACE from one seller who immediately went out of business. Now this seller claims after 4 weeks, she mailed it, and it came back to her on Saturday and she isn't going to pay to mail it again. Reported her to Amazon, maybe I will get a refund sometime. GRRRRRRRRR....left her bad feedback so at least if anyone wants to buy from her, they will know. And she is mad at me! LOL....I didn't do anything but buy something she wanted to sell! I didn't set the mailing rates....LOL. Oh well, I don't think she ever mailed it to me. I just told her that I was filing a claim with Amazon and God Bless You....hehehehehe....then blocked her email. Tired of her rants and excuses.
Earlier I was at Savon and noticed a big machine. This big machine was a coin-counter, something I've never seen before. According to the big machine, you could bring in your coins, feed them to the machine, and the machine would convert said coins into cold hard cash, or donate said coins to a charity, or you could also get a pre-paid calling card or credit card. Well, imagine how excited I was because sitting in the home environment was a lot of coins that I've had for the last six years - in jars and in bags. So, I emptied them into one bag and hied myself back to the Big Machine, where I fed the hungry beast each and every coin. When all was said and done and also done and said I had me fifty bucks I didn't have before - a cold hard half a charlie in my warm pocket, to do with as I pleased.
And just this week, several of my students had trouble because Microsoft Word turned all their " quotes into curly “ and ” quotes in their code, and Microsoft Internet Explorer wouldn't recognize them!
Change curly quotes to straight quotes and vice versa
Microsoft Word automatically changes straight quotation marks ( ' or " ) to curly (smart or typographer's) quotes ( or ) as you type.
To turn this feature on or off:
1. On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and then click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
2. Under Replace as you type, select or clear the "Straight quotes" with "smart quotes" check box.
Note You can find and replace all instances of single or double curly quotes with straight quotes in your document. To do this, clear the "Straight quotes" with "smart quotes" check box on the AutoFormat As You Type tab. On the Edit menu, click Replace. In both the Find what and Replace with boxes, type ' or ", and then click Find Next or Replace All.
To replace all straight quotes with curly quotes, select the "Straight quotes" with "smart quotes" check box, and repeat the find and replace procedure.
Ah yes DRPANNI - the old girl in the pit trick! Works everytime!
DRDANISE you didn't have to stop.....let the police figure it out. Watch the personals ads for a week or so, if they need a witness they will post it there.
Riddle of the Day:
What was (or should have been) the headline last month when members of the PLO were negotiating with their leader's widow to find his hidden millions? (Billions?)
It's a good thing groaning isn't allowed at HHW.
So happy you're enjoying HOUSE, DR Jane. It's such an involving medical mystery show with really interesting characters. And we have a new episode tonight where House makes a mistake, so I've read.
The next thing you know I'll be ordering the Jack LaLanne juicer.
The next thing you know I'll be ordering the Jack LaLanne juicer.
To complement your closet ful of Jack Lalanne jumpsuits?
:D
(Sorry, I'm killing time til my shuttle gets here and I could NOT resist)
And a double-pack that has both of Richard Lester's 3 and 4 Musketeers.I need to look for that; those films came out during my college days, and there was a group of us that went to the first repeatedly.
Re: der Brucer's article about the judge in Blackface....Technically, the article der B linked to. He doesn't write 'em, doesn't make 'em up. (For what it's worth, some of the political boards list them as his articles, too. They actually say "Der B wrote..." which frustrates him like heck.)
Now, might I just ask where in tarnation IS everyone? There is no disappearing during the Countdown to Christmas.I've been getting dinner together, that's where I've been. Beef Bourgonion, or however that's spelled, the Anthony Bourdain recipe this time. Not as winey as the first time I tried this dish (another recipe), much beefier. And I tossed in some muchrooms, which he doesn't call for. And LOTS of leftovers!
To complement your closet full of Jack Lalanne jumpsuits?
:D
(Sorry, I'm killing time til my shuttle gets here and I could NOT resist)
I've seen those kind of machines around but I'm afraid it would not do a correct count. So I sit and count and roll my coins. People have given me a coin counting machine as a gift. I still don't trust them and you know what? I'm right. Sometimes the machine does not do a correct count.Those machines DO count accurately, but keep part of the count for the owners of the machine. They have to make money, of course, but it does seem scammy to me.
Re: The Amazing Race
OMG, I cannot believe what MR. Yellow Guy did. That guy is awful.
Those machines DO count accurately, but keep part of the count for the owners of the machine. They have to make money, of course, but it does seem scammy to me.
I have dishes to wash, laundry waiting for me and various work to do.
I'm sure it comes as no surprise to anyone that one of my dreams as a kid was to one day be a Mouseketeer. How devastated I was when the show went out of production.
Fox calls for 'Daddy' ...VARIETY 12/14/04 (excerpted)They'd better install a metal detector outside the game room, in case the young lady comes armed. "You deserted my Ma and Me, you ****er!" Blam!
Gameshow will bow as a 90-minute special Jan. 3
...Either way, each self-contained episode ends with a four-hanky reunion of father and child....possible the woman could form a bond with a fake dad -- or grow to dislike her true father before she even knows who he is...."We're making people play a game to find one another," Darnell added. "But the game aspect takes a back seat to the emotions."
Re LOTH:TROTK - The two Easter eggs are funny funny funny! Go to the chapter menus on the first two discs, to the final page, and keep heading down. When you find the ring, press enter.I had actually thought of watching the featurette on the horses. I've heard that some of those equines were quite the prima donnas. . .
...their grand total was $547.00 and some change - and a few paper clips too! They went up to New York for the weekend!Heck, there have been times for der B and myself that that would pay for dinner!
Heck, there have been times for der B and myself that that would pay for dinner!
:o
Hisaki, my father had a woman by the name of Dorothy who worked for him for over 45 years. Her parents and aunts and uncles were from Japan. Every January 1st we go to her parents house for a Japanese food feast.
Need somebody's help!
I can't attach a jpg. picture to my posting on this borad. 320x240pixcel is too much for?
The next thing you know I'll be ordering the Jack LaLanne juicer.
Happy birthday Tom! Gee, that year went by fast. Seems like only yesterday...
Indeed it does Sandra. But then every day in the USA sounds like yesterday to me.
Mock me if you dare, nameless one!Do you mean...Lord Voldebruce?