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Art: Deviant Art. Online art community.
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Photography: Lomo: The cameras from Saint Petersburg, Russia, the Lomographic Society International and what it's all about.
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Computer: Disable the startup of certain programs and services in Windows XP (and others) with Start--->Run--->msconfig--->Startup (or Services). A list with the functions of programs can be found at Sysinfo.org.
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DVD: Napoleon (TV-Mini Series, 2002). w/ Christian Clavier, Isabella Rossellini, Gérard Depardieu, John Malkovich. Directed by Yves Simoneau. 4 parts, 357 min. Rise and fall of the French Emperor. Covers Napoleons (Clavier) conquests, balanced with the ups and downs in his relationship with Josephine (Rossellini). Epic format. Dramatic. Overall rating: 7 out of 10.
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Sailing: Around Alone 2002-2003. Site contains photos by the nautical, sailing, and yacht photographer Onne van der Wahl.
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Recreation: Sport Center CT, Shelton, CT. Driving range, mini golf, base ball, ice skating etc.
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Video: A Passage to India (1984) w/ Judy Davis (Adela Quested), Victor Banerjee (Dr. Aziz), Peggy Ashcroft (Mrs. Moore). Directed by David Lean. After a novel by E.M. Forster. Won two Academy Awards, one to Peggy Ashcroft for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. During the 1920s, a young woman travels to India to figure out whether she loves the man she wants to marry. Exotic, colorful. Good pace of the story. Ascroft is superb! Captures some of the conflict between India and Britain during the time of colonialization. Overall rating: 8 out of 10.
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Tea: Taylors of Harrogate, Family of Tea Merchats, North Yorkshire, England. Founded in 1886. Good peppermint tisane.
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Art: Lee Friedlander. MoMA NYC, June 5 - August 29, 2005. 500 photographs, mostly B/W. Inspiring. Some unusual pics, often seems to contain random errors.

Lee Friedlander, Nashville (1963)

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Film: Brother's Shadow. Independent film. Partly filmed in Hoboken, NJ in July 2005.
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