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...between the projectors, there is a constant flicker that reveals an unclear image in the middle of a strobe-light blur. For the 2005 movie “Krypton is Doomed,” the final film screened, Jacobs explained that the Nervous Magic Lantern and a 3x3 inch photograph of a painting were his only tools in creating the 34-minute film. Although there was no computer-processing, the image on-screen clearly transcended both the second and third dimensions, just as the artist intended.Through his film, Jacobs strives to create new territory, new inventions. More than just...
...Kindle 2, which goes on sale ($359) at the end of the month exclusively at Amazon, is almost half as thin (.36 inch) and more capacious (holds more than 1,500 books) than its predecessor, with a sleek, Apple-like aluminum back. While its six-inch screen is the same size as the former model and still cannot render color, it will now display16 shades of gray, versus 4 in the original. That should improve the crispness of text, images and photos. Amazon also claims the new Kindle's battery can hold a charge 25% longer than the 1.0 version...
...fight over the land they live on, their status remains in doubt. Despite sporadic diplomatic efforts - the most recent one last September - the two countries have never been able to agree on exchanging the territory or even just accepting the de facto border as it is. "For Bangladesh, every inch is important," particularly as it loses ground to rising sea levels, says Sreeradha Datta, a political scientist at the Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses in New Delhi. Bangladeshis in the area understandably bristle at the idea of being fenced in. "There are 17 companies of BSF here," says Mohammed...
...last. The Democrats will get around to the drug companies at some point. And if Congress pushes through a two-year ban, could that set a precedent for further DTC restrictions down the road? Are drug and media companies headed down a slippery slope with Congress? "Give them an inch, they'll take a mile - there's concern about that," Bolling says. "There's no question the Congressmen will take it as far as they can. This is a platform for them. This is, 'I am here to save the American public from these big, bad pharmaceutical companies.' " (Waxman says...
...some sleep, they had penetrated the slushy, oil-bearing sand underneath...Four hours later Cullen heard Brown shout: "Wake up, Mr Cullen. I think she's coming in!" In the dim predawn light Cullen rose to see oil and gas spewing so violently from their hole that the four-inch flow line, which connected the well to a storage tank, had come loose and was wildly slashing the air. Cullen dashed to the storage tank, leaped atop it, and held the thrashing line until his crew could tie it down...