So many stereotypes would ordinarily be laughable, had the actors not committed to their “no atheists in foxholes� dialogue with such utter
conviction. Crossing the crowded wilderness, they encounter innocent civilians, hostile Germans, even taking a Nazi prisoner who Deacon just happened to know when he lived in Berlin as a missionary prior to the war.
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Review : Fahrenheit 9/11
Worse, after the planes hits the Twin Towers, the picture suggests that he deliberately did nothing, choosing to sit in a classroom reading to school kids rather than to protect the country as commander-in-chief. Then, while every other plane in America was grounded, he is accused of allowing over 100 Saudis, many named bin Laden, to leave without being questioned by the authorities. Why, because the Bush family had been funneled over a billion dollars in bribes by the House of Saud.
IBM Beefs Up WebSphere App Server Platform
IBM Corp. Wednesday announced a new version of its WebSphere application server platform, citing enhancements such as high-availability, new capabilities for building service oriented architectures (SOA), and better resource utilization and improvements to the environment that could improve overall efficiency by up to 75 percent, the company said.
Microsoft to Muscle Deeper Into VOIP?
While Microsoft’s Live Communications Server (LCS) is first and foremost an enterprise instant-messaging server, Microsoft is expected to position its 2005 version as its entrée into the telephony market.
LCS 2005, code-named "Vienna," went to beta this summer. Microsoft announced it had delivered to testers the near-final "release candidate" beta in mid-September. Microsoft is expected to launch the final release later this month.
California to Step Up CRT, Cell-Phone Recycling
California consumers will be charged $6 to $8 per computer monitor or other display device starting Jan. 1 in a bid to step up recycling efforts, according to a bill signed into law Wednesday.
Kodak, Sun Settle Java Lawsuit
Eastman Kodak Co. and Sun Microsystems Inc. have settled their lawsuit over whether Sun infringed on Kodak’s patents in creating the Java platform.
Microsoft Fixes Vexing XP SP2 Incompatibility
Microsoft has issued a fix for one of the most cantankerous Service Pack 2 problems caused by T.V. Media. Numerous applications, including some of Microsoft’s own, have encountered compatibility problems with Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). But one application in particular wreaked an inordinate amount of havoc until Microsoft created a removal tool, and now, a patch, for it. That application — which many industry watchers consider to fall more into the adware/spware category — was Total Velocity Software’s T.V. Media. TV Media hides on users’ PCs and displays commercials.
Bill Bellamy Entertains Apollo in B&B-sponsored Tour
Acclaimed entertainer Bill Bellamy left an audience of more than 1,000 guests in hysterics, entertaining some well known people on the New York scene including recording artists Amerie and Marc Dorsey, hip hop star Mr. Cheeks, America’s Top Model contestant Camille McDonald, and actor Keith David, to name a few, at the Apollo Theater on September 16.
Jay-Z and R. Kelly Kick of 2004 Tour
The first of two sold-out nights at Chicago’s Allstate Arena, September 29th will mark the opening night of the most anticipated tour of 2004 “The Best of Both Worlds Tour—when the multi-platinum duo of Jay-Z and R. Kelly join forces on stage for a 40-plus-city nationwide trek. The tour comes to New York’s Madison Square Garden on October 29 and 30 and in New Jersey’s Continental Airlines arena on October 31.
Marsalis: All That Jazz
Currently Marsalis serves as Artistic Director for the Jazz at Lincoln Center program in New York. He co-founded the program and it has distinguished itself under his leadership. The vastness of the Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) project is astounding. It’s vision spectacular. It encompasses the spectrum of jazz art and education like no other in the world. While it is nearing completion, and once concluded in the fall, it will be a jazz aficionados dream. It will be the climax of every jazzman, every student, and every seasoned and aspiring jazz artist’s dream. It is a colossal monument to architectural grandeur. The Jazz at Lincoln Center vision is to dish up an ambrosia for the senses; taste, smell, sound, sight and touch.
