PLUGGED IN : NEWS BYTES.ON-LINE FILM FESTIVAL A Santa Monica-based production company is hosting an on-line animation film festival. The staff at TROON have pulled together the work of 24 experimental animators from 12 different countries for the festival, dubbed Absolut Panushka (http://www.absolutvodka.com). The event, sponsored by Absolut Vodka, opened last month and continues through April 7. Two films will be featured each week, with past works accessible through an archive link. HOME IS WHERE YOU HANG YOUR PC: One-third of U.S. households have space set aside for a home office, but most are used primarily for personal purposes, says Wirthlin Worldwide Wirthlin Worldwide was an influential political and business consulting firm founded by Dick Wirthlin. It operated from 1969 to 2004. It ceased to operate as a separate company on September 8, 2004 when it was acquired by Harris Interactive for a combination of stock and cash , an opinion research firm. In a survey of more than 1,600 consumers, Wirthlin found that 47 percent of the respondents with home offices use them primarily for paying bills and doing other personal business. Another 12 percent of home offices are used mainly by children doing their homework. About one-third of the home offices are used mainly for business purposes. RANDOM ACCESS VOICE PAGING: VoiceNow, an advanced voice paging service, is demonstrated by Maria Morin, left, for its introduction in the Dallas-Forth Worth area. Paging Network (PageNet) plans to make it available in other major U.S. markets this year. IF YOU LIKED MYST MYST Mystery Science Theater MYST Mana Youth Sailing Trust (New Zealand) . . .: Myst fans should check out Obsidian obsidian (ŏbsĭd`ēən), a volcanic glass, homogeneous in texture and having a low water content, with a vitreous luster and a conchoidal fracture. (SegaSoft, $59.95), the hypnotically appealing title that adds a surreal twist and active feel to computer gaming. You play Lilah, an environmental scientist trapped in an otherworldly environment filled with bureaucracy, dreamscapes and nanotechnology. Solve the puzzles, jump from world to world, and figure out the big picture before your partner - and the world - bites it. With its cinematic style of direction and accompanying soundtrack by techno-pop maven Thomas Dolby Thomas Dolby (born Thomas Morgan Robertson, on 14 October 1958) is an English musician, producer, and inventor. Life and career Thomas was born in London. His father, Martin Robertson, was an internationally-distinguished professor of classical Greek art and , Obsidian will surely become a gaming classic. The game now is available for the PC, and will be available for the Macintosh in March. WEB LINKS IRISH LORE: St. Patrick's St. Patrick's or Saint Patrick's may refer to:
GUIDE TO DOGS: You want to buy a dog, but you're torn between picking up a poodle poodle, popular breed of dog probably originating in Germany but generally associated with France, where it has been raised for centuries. There are three varieties, differing in size only. or a Pekingese. Before you invest in a pooch, take a few minutes and try the Pedigree Select-A-Dog program (http://www.waltham.com). The program leads you through a series of lifestyle questions, then provides you with two to four of your ``best-matched'' dog breeds. TAX FORMS It's tax time again and the Net offers a boon of paperwork shortcuts See Win Shortcuts. . The Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. regional government depository library Noun 1. depository library - a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study library athenaeum, atheneum - a place where reading materials are available has built a simple page of downloadable tax forms (http://www.lib.lsu.edu/govdocs/taxes.html). Almost everything you could need is there, from federal and state forms for 1996 taxes (and 1997 estimated taxes) to the handbook-plus-forms for filing your taxes electronically. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (Color) No caption (VoiceNow paging system) |
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