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MOVIE REVIEW | 'SURFWISE'; A Family That Surfs to a Beat: Its Own ...straight away in the documentary “Surfwise,” Doug Pray’s wonderfully...complaint than an observation. “Surfwise” has a bohemian vibe and a...wipeouts and comebacks alike. “Surfwise” is rated R (Under 17 requires...

MOVIE REVIEW | 'TURN THE RIVER'; When Life Gives Lemons, Pick Up a Pool Stick  ...thriller, “Turn the River” is a finely observed portrait of a desperate working...the last third of the movie is almost a...much weaker, film. TURN THE RIVER Opens on Friday in...Eigeman; director of photography, Hernan...

MOVIE REVIEW | 'POULTRYGEIST: NIGHT OF THE CHICKEN DEAD'; Going for the Finger-Licking Gusto  ...8221; Needless to say, “Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead”...of Troma Entertainment, “Poultrygeist” plays like a grindhouse...lowbrow way, every bit as liberating. POULTRYGEIST Night of the Chicken Dead Opens on...

How to make your car run on tequila (sort of)

Start-up E-Fuel shows off a home ethanol distiller the company says can fuel your car in your own backyard for as little as $1 per gallon. Read full story BOOKS OF THE TIMES; In a Changing World, an Ever-Evolving Terrorism  By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN New Direction for Skydiving: From Vertical to Horizontal  ...spectator-friendly discipline, called canopy piloting or swooping. With small, agile parachutes, canopy pilots fly at high speeds and low altitudes...8220;The new heroes in our sport are canopy pilots,” said Ed Scott, executive...     World's Best Chinese Food Beyond the tourist spots, Olympics attendees can find world-class food. Photos • Print Our Food Guide Print Our Food Guide

 

addenda <== both items thanks to Sydney-Bob (BB-Bob Emeritus)

Subject: Does a vagrant-fighting "bum bot" give robots a bad name?

Date: May 8, 2008 11:53 PM

mendicot@yahoo.com has sent you a link to an article on Salon.com: "Does a vagrant-fighting "bum bot" give robots a bad name?" An engineer builds a water cannon-toting machine to keep loiterers away from his bar. Farhad Manjoo http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/04/23/bum_bot/index.html <== good article

 

Subject: Google bots crawling into new areas of the internet | News | TechRadar.com

Date: May 9, 2008 12:04 AM

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http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/google/google-bots-crawling-into-new-areas-of-the-internet-321627