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Each release of an audio-or videotape alleged to be of bin Laden alerts the intelligence communities of the world to an impending assault. Security forces increase their vigilance, intelligence communities go on red alert, and local citizens become more safety conscious. Any possible terrorist activity will automatically be more difficult to accomplish after an advance warning has been given. So why would a terrorist want to give us advance warning? I am not convinced for a moment that these tapes are authentic. I believe they are designed to keep the flames of Western paranoia burning brightly, so that...
Here's how you do it. Start with the essential component: a surround-sound receiver with a center speaker, four satellite speakers and a bass subwoofer. Next, get the right DVD player; artists such as Bob Dylan and Natalie Merchant have rereleased classic albums in the Super Audio CD (SACD) or DVD Audio formats, which take full advantage of surround-sound systems. Finally, upgrade your TV. Your old set probably isn't ready for the new high-definition programming (see "I Want My HDTV!"). Once your basic system is in place, you'll be ready to plug and play...
...piece created especially for the show used chopped-up footage of piano strings being plucked in sync with the audio, while another composition featured a buzzing acupuncture point detector that was pressed against various points of Schmidt’s body and enlarged for the audience with a live video feed. Captivating and thoroughly enjoyable, the duo’s vivid imagery and even more vivid music bridged performance and process, recreating the act of composition onstage and refashioning the link between sound and equipment that often gets lost amidst the technology...
...Laden may have rejected videotape because it would reveal that he was ailing, wounded or disguised. They say they detected labored breathing in the tape--it is rumored that bin Laden suffers from kidney disease--and think he was reading from a script. But he may simply have used audio to make sure no watcher could glean information useful in tracking him down. Skilled at propaganda, bin Laden could have reasons for speaking now other than to signal an attack. "Terror groups don't like to be upstaged," says Brian Jenkins, a counterterrorism expert at the Rand Corp. "Bin Laden...
...ARCHOS JUKEBOX MULTIMEDIA 20 An audio-video toy for bigger kids, this jukebox holds more than MP3s; it can store up to 40 hours of MPEG-4 video for viewing on its LCD screen. www.archos.com...