Daily Archives: September 8, 2003

All The President’s Men (1976)

Posted on September 8, 2003 by Arthur

Can you make a good movie without any blood, screaming people or flashy effects? Apparently you can as Alan Pakula’s ‘All The President’s Men‘ shows. The movie is carried by two of Hollywood greatest actors, Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman. … Continue reading →

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What’s his name, then?

Posted on September 8, 2003 by Arthur

News? The new (Arafat) appointed prime minister of Palestine. I thought it was nice of him that he said the following to the media:    “I want to see the Americans, what kind of guarantee they will (give). I’m not ready … Continue reading →

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Mozilla CSS extensions

Posted on September 8, 2003 by Arthur

Over at Asa’s blog, I noticed that most of his bordered CSS-boxes had rounded corners. I was surprised to see that these rounded corners weren’t done by positioning small images: browsing through Asa’s stylesheet, I noticed that one of his … Continue reading →

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Indiana Jones and the Desert of the Lost Iraq

Posted on September 8, 2003 by Arthur

I have a deep respect for news photographers. Where ever there’s suffering there’s one of them around. No matter what circumstances, their pictures and photos always say a lot more than thousands of words of CNN and FOX reporters. To … Continue reading →

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Crouching tiger, Hidden dragon (2000)

Posted on September 8, 2003 by Arthur

Ang Lee’s ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden dragon’ earned two Oscars in 2000: one for the best original sound, and one for the best foreign movie. Although by many viewed as a martial arts flick, Crouching Tiger offers a lot more than … Continue reading →

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Half-Life returns

Posted on September 8, 2003 by Arthur

Half-Life 2 is on its way, according to the BBC. And according to makers (and so many trailers on the Net) it’s worth the wait: the game is to be shipped the end of September.    “We’re confident that we haven’t … Continue reading →

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Millions wasted on blood pressure pills

Posted on September 8, 2003 by Arthur

Norwegian scientists say that millions of dollars are wasted on blood pressure pills. They argue that vast amounts of that money could have been saved if doctors prescribed thiazides (commonly known as diuretics), the cheapest and most recommended drugs.    “Our … Continue reading →

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Layout changes

Posted on September 8, 2003 by Arthur

I managed to change the layout once again, basically to reflect the ‘No-Nonsense’ feeling. Additional changes are yet to come for the categories page and other archiving matters. It did cost me time to get this layout right, and I … Continue reading →

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