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...global scale, such technology has also become renowned for its ability to thwart the inquisitive nature of Big Brother. As a result, the magnitude and multitude of encryption legislation has quickly become a measuring stick for gauging the extent to which countries embrace the concept of free speech on the Internet. If a country allows Web sites originating from servers within its borders to install strong encryption software, its government is much less likely to be able to hack into personal and/or company files to gather evidence of illegal activities or alter the information therein. Though such a scenario might...
...sticky aftermath, I spent hours removing dairy products from the floor, the kitchen cabinet and my aunt's aloe plant. But I did not regret introducing my cousin to the concept of the food fight, despite his mother's insistence that I had undone years of careful training. I acknowledge the obvious value of cleanliness, but everyone needs to let loose once in a while. Despite 20 years of "civilized living," I can understand the bright gleam in Craig's eyes that precipitated the macaroni explosion--I ran in Primal Scream...
...Millionaire of its era was The $64,000 Question, first broadcast by CBS on June 7, 1955. Producer Louis Cowan had dreamed up the idea and persuaded Revlon, without much difficulty, to sponsor it. The concept seemed promising: present ordinary Americans who happen to possess extraordinary expertise in a single field. Put these contestants through a series of questions that grow more difficult the more they win. After $4,000, contestants return each week to face a question that will double their money if they get it right. At $8,000, they are put in an isolation booth so that...
TUNES WITHOUT BORDERS Bored with your local AM and FM radio stations? Soon you may have 100 new options. Pioneer presented its concept of a car radio tuned to XM, a 100-channel, national, satellite, subscription-only radio service due to debut later this year. Nicest touch: a text display identifying the upcoming song...
...Fred Hood and company have cleverly toyed with the concept of the known and unkown, an important element of the play, in their adaptation of Wilde's comic chef doeuvre. The set design, in particular, contrasts the real and the imagined, the familiar and the foreign, the west and the non-west. The first set, where the male protagonists first discuss their desire to play Earnest, is a wonderful mix of European fin-de-siecle charm and the exoticism of the East. Long silk saris drape the fabric wall paper of this 19th century English drawingroom. A hookah adorns...