I will be going to creation east from June 28th through July 3rd! I hope it will be fun, I am excited. The only thing on my mind is... I won't be able to talk to Alauna. :-(
-Ted
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Wondeful.
I have spent the last few days with the wonderful miss Alauna Butler.
I shall miss her terribly when she goes back to Maine today.
btw... I am no longer single :-D hehe
I shall miss her terribly when she goes back to Maine today.
btw... I am no longer single :-D hehe
Saturday, June 18, 2005
Critiques :-)
I had a wonderful critique today by ~kristina5226 a DA member
Sidhe by *Siren2k4
Woah, see the sprite in the color explosion? Color is everywhere, and blended in a way that doesn't make your eyes sore. I love how the color wraps around the tree... And I love the contrast of the purple sky and the bright wisps of light circling around the scene. Ah, it's so pretty.
Thanks!!! :-D
Sidhe by *Siren2k4
Woah, see the sprite in the color explosion? Color is everywhere, and blended in a way that doesn't make your eyes sore. I love how the color wraps around the tree... And I love the contrast of the purple sky and the bright wisps of light circling around the scene. Ah, it's so pretty.
Thanks!!! :-D
Friday, June 17, 2005
Yum.
I'm eating a dumdum from the financial Aid Dept. (They keep a good stock on thier counter :-p) anyways.. updates:
I went on an awesome random car trip with Em the otherday, we just drove around PA for 3 hours, FUN :-)
I got my new phone!!!!! IT r0XXorZ MY s0XX0rZ :-P. haha... had a little problem with activation and what not but thats ok.
I have two new art works:
One of Alauna
B&W Version
One of just random Abnormality
I went to visit Kevin Lynch and Andrea Tramantana it was nice to see them, saw Batman Begins, which I might add is AWESOME, finally gives some reference to how Batman gets all of his cool little gagets and doohickies :-P.
Rating: 9/10
welp im off to sleep. lol...
I went on an awesome random car trip with Em the otherday, we just drove around PA for 3 hours, FUN :-)
I got my new phone!!!!! IT r0XXorZ MY s0XX0rZ :-P. haha... had a little problem with activation and what not but thats ok.
I have two new art works:
One of Alauna
B&W Version
One of just random Abnormality
I went to visit Kevin Lynch and Andrea Tramantana it was nice to see them, saw Batman Begins, which I might add is AWESOME, finally gives some reference to how Batman gets all of his cool little gagets and doohickies :-P.
Rating: 9/10
welp im off to sleep. lol...
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Sídhe (Shee)
A new piece I finished a little while ago, hope you like it:
1200x1600: Sídhe
Original image from http://sxc.hu/ : Original Tree
As you can see, I really changed it :-P. lol, enjoy
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The sídhe, (IPA [ʃiː]) are a supernatural race in Irish mythology — quite distinct from humankind. There are a number of different types of sídhe: aes sídhe, banshee, warrior or daoine sídhe, leanan sídhe, sluagh, the fairy host or Wild Hunt, sídhe who can fly through the air and shift shape at will, sídhe who walk the earth at dusk, the guardian sídhe of the lakes of both Ireland and Scotland and many more.
They are the remnants of the underground kingdom given to the Tuatha Dé Danann after they were defeated by the Milesians. According to The Book of Invasions or Lebor Gabála Érenn, the Tuatha Dé Danann, the “People of the Goddess Danu” were defeated in battle by the mortal Sons of Mil. As part of the surrender terms the Túatha Dé Danann agreed to dwell underground in the síde (singular síd), the hills or mounds that dot the Irish landscape. Each member of the Tuatha De Danaan was given one mound. Later, due to a corruption of the meaning, both the mounds and the supernatural entities (i.e. sprites) became known as the síd, modern Irish sídhe.
----From Wikipedia ----------------------------
Sunday, June 12, 2005
Movie Reviews:
Wicker Park:
WOW! talk about triangulated stalkage :-P this movie is really wierd and kind creepy. I thought it looked a lot better in the previews. The movie ends well though, kinda feel bad for some of the characters who either got screwed over. All in all it was an OK movie.
Rating: 5/10
Chronicals of Riddick:
HUGE improvement to Pitch Black. And it is true, you don't have to watch pitch black to really understand or like this movie. BTW, Vin Diesel is crazy, lol. There was a lot more action in this film, and I thought all in all it was a lot better than Pitch Black. The special effects where better too.
Rating: 8/10
Mr. and Mrs. Smith:
Awesome. Stick Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt together as to assassins lol. :-) It started out a bit slow, but the plot thickend as the movie progressed. I like how they mixed comedy with action. Def a must see. Oh, and remind me when I get married to have good communication with my wife :-P lol.
Rating: 9/10
I can't wait till Alauna comes so we can watch scary movies!! :-)
-Ted
WOW! talk about triangulated stalkage :-P this movie is really wierd and kind creepy. I thought it looked a lot better in the previews. The movie ends well though, kinda feel bad for some of the characters who either got screwed over. All in all it was an OK movie.
Rating: 5/10
Chronicals of Riddick:
HUGE improvement to Pitch Black. And it is true, you don't have to watch pitch black to really understand or like this movie. BTW, Vin Diesel is crazy, lol. There was a lot more action in this film, and I thought all in all it was a lot better than Pitch Black. The special effects where better too.
Rating: 8/10
Mr. and Mrs. Smith:
Awesome. Stick Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt together as to assassins lol. :-) It started out a bit slow, but the plot thickend as the movie progressed. I like how they mixed comedy with action. Def a must see. Oh, and remind me when I get married to have good communication with my wife :-P lol.
Rating: 9/10
I can't wait till Alauna comes so we can watch scary movies!! :-)
-Ted
Hmm.
wow... seems like everyone around me is depressed. Well I won't let that get me down. Hope everyone can find something in there life that will bring joy to them. May sound corny but, maybe they need to find God? I don't know, I just hope that they find what they are looking for.
I'm Getting a new phone!! lol
Ok, so I am getting a new phone, cause my old phone service had me paying like 75 dollars a month, and I really don't feel like doing that any more! so here it is:
The first phone with integrated Bluetooth for Verizon Wireless. This feature-laden clamshell also sports dual color displays, a megapixel camera with flash, video messaging, and a TransFlash memory card slot. Other features include voice dialing, speakerphone, and BREW. |  |
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| Specifications | Compare vs... |
| Modes | AMPS 850 / CDMA 850 / CDMA 1900 |
| Weight | 4.06 oz (115 g) |
| Dimensions | 3.70" x 1.93" x 0.92" (94 x 49 x 23 mm) |
| Form Factor | Clamshell Stub / Extendable Antenna |
| Battery Life | Talk: 3.33 hours (200 minutes) Standby: 150 hours (6.3 days) |
| Battery Type | LiIon |
| Display | Type: LCD (Color TFT/TFD) Colors: 262,144 (18-bit) Size: 176 x 220 pixels TFT |
| Platform / OS | (N/A) |
| Memory | 10 MB (built-in, flash shared memory) |
| Phone Book Capacity | 500 |
| FCC ID | IHDT56EC1 (Approved Feb 12, 2004) |
| Features | Show Missing Features |
| 2nd Display | Location: Front color LCD / 98 x 67 pixels |
| Alarm | Yes |
| Bluetooth | supports handsfree, headset, and dial-up-networking profiles (carrier-dependent) |
| BREW | version 2.1 |
| Calculator | Yes |
| Calendar | Yes |
| Camera | Resolution: 1+ megapixel LED flash |
| Custom Graphics | wallpaper and screen saver |
| Custom Ringtones | MP3, MIDI formats |
| Data-Capable | Yes |
| Digital TTY/TDD | Yes |
| E-Mail Client | Protocols Supported: POP3, SMTP, IMAP4 carrier-dependent |
| EMS / Picture Messaging | Yes |
| Expansion Card | Card Type: TransFlash / microSD slot located on top |
| Games | downloadable via BREW / supports multiple key press |
| GPS / Location | Yes |
| Headset Jack (2.5 mm) | located on top |
| High-Speed Data | Technology: 1xRTT |
| MMS | Yes |
| MP3 Player | Memory (MB): 10 plus TransFlash removable memory |
| Multiple Languages | Languages Supported: English, Spanish |
| Multiple Numbers per Name | Yes |
| PC Sync | with Mobile PhoneTools 2.0 |
| Picture ID | Yes |
| Polyphonic Ringtones | Chords: 64 |
| Predictive Text Entry | Technology: iTAP |
| Ringer ID | Yes |
| Side Keys | up/down, smart keys on left side / voice and camera keys on right |
| Speaker Phone | Yes |
| SyncML | Yes |
| Text Messaging | 2-Way: Yes |
| Text Messaging Templates | Yes |
| USB | carrier-dependent |
| Vibrate | Yes |
| Video Capture | up to 3 minutes |
| Voice Dialing | speaker-independent / plus voice digit dialing |
| Voice Memo | Yes |
| Wireless Internet | Browser Software: Openwave 6.2 WAP 2.0 |
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Peacful
It's so peacful out here, even though I am like 4 blocks away from a Wendy's. I went on a 30 min walk around my neighborhood. It's nice to get away from the hustle and bustle of daily life. Nice to not think about school stresses, waking up early, other problems. Yes, I know avoiding problems is not a way to solve them. BUT, taking a hiatus from them once in a while is a good way of staying sane. I think I might take a nightly walk everynight. It calms you down, and its beautful out at night.
or maybe I'm just a dork :-P
gnight everyone.
-Ted
or maybe I'm just a dork :-P
gnight everyone.
-Ted
Movie Review: Manchurian Candidate
Wow. This movie is awesome! I love movie where I have no idea whats going on, and I can't wait to see what happens next. Washington is the man, Man on Fire was awesome, and his performance in the Manchurian Candidate was stellar. I'm not going to ruin any endings so... thats it :-).
Rating: 9/10
Rating: 9/10
Recent Art Work :-)
Ok, so my mom wanted me to create a fish themed piece. I don't know if I am really satisfied with the end result, but considering I only worked like 2 hours on it, I think it came out will. :-)
Here it is:
Reg Size: http://crap.sirendt.com/aquatic.jpg
High Res: http://crap.sirendt.com/fish.jpg
if anyone wants to purchase a print here is my print store link: http://siren2k4.deviantart.com/store/
Here it is:
Reg Size: http://crap.sirendt.com/aquatic.jpg
High Res: http://crap.sirendt.com/fish.jpg
if anyone wants to purchase a print here is my print store link: http://siren2k4.deviantart.com/store/
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Movie Reviews: A Catchup.
Y tu mama tambien (And your mom too):
Wonderfull movie. About 3 people going to "Heaven's Mouth" a beach located on the coast of Mexico. Getting past the sex in the movie, I thought it was very well done, and I could actually understand it, well partially thank God for subtitles :-P. Anyways
Rating: 9/10
Assault on Precinct 13:
Ok, I thought this movie was going to be really good, even though it had Ja-Rule in it (he looks like a mouse... and his name is smilie?? wtf?) anyways, it also had Morpheus from the Matrix in it too! haha whats his name? oh well. The plot was ok, but it just didn't have what an action movie should have, it was missing something, don't know what though.
Rating: 5/10
Team America | World Police:
Ok, I love this movie, it's hilarious, starting out with the destruction of paris. I think the funniest thing about it is how politically incorrect it is. The guys of South Park have done it agian, awesome job :-). And if you liked this kind of movie, you should watch Orgazmo! and Baseketball. lol. Same guys :-).
Rating: 9/10
Pitch Black:
Ok, even though Vin Disel was a porn star, he is still jacked, and the man. haha. This movie was ok, I think they should have used his "see in the dark" powers more, wait did I just ruin that for you?? haha... oh well. The ending kinda sucked, but I won't ruin that.
Rating: 6/10
In Good Company:
All in all a good movie, I thought it was a little long and some parts where boring. It has a good plot though. I would think that dating your dad's boss would be wierd. haha, yea... anyways good movie. and the guy from that 70's show is in it. No NOT Ashton Kutcher(sp? :-P)
Rating: 7/10
Next Movies in my Q:
1. Chronicles of Riddick
2. Spanglish
3. King Arthur
Wonderfull movie. About 3 people going to "Heaven's Mouth" a beach located on the coast of Mexico. Getting past the sex in the movie, I thought it was very well done, and I could actually understand it, well partially thank God for subtitles :-P. Anyways
Rating: 9/10
Assault on Precinct 13:
Ok, I thought this movie was going to be really good, even though it had Ja-Rule in it (he looks like a mouse... and his name is smilie?? wtf?) anyways, it also had Morpheus from the Matrix in it too! haha whats his name? oh well. The plot was ok, but it just didn't have what an action movie should have, it was missing something, don't know what though.
Rating: 5/10
Team America | World Police:
Ok, I love this movie, it's hilarious, starting out with the destruction of paris. I think the funniest thing about it is how politically incorrect it is. The guys of South Park have done it agian, awesome job :-). And if you liked this kind of movie, you should watch Orgazmo! and Baseketball. lol. Same guys :-).
Rating: 9/10
Pitch Black:
Ok, even though Vin Disel was a porn star, he is still jacked, and the man. haha. This movie was ok, I think they should have used his "see in the dark" powers more, wait did I just ruin that for you?? haha... oh well. The ending kinda sucked, but I won't ruin that.
Rating: 6/10
In Good Company:
All in all a good movie, I thought it was a little long and some parts where boring. It has a good plot though. I would think that dating your dad's boss would be wierd. haha, yea... anyways good movie. and the guy from that 70's show is in it. No NOT Ashton Kutcher(sp? :-P)
Rating: 7/10
Next Movies in my Q:
1. Chronicles of Riddick
2. Spanglish
3. King Arthur
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
This will make you poop your pants.
http://www.slizone.com/content/slizone/rotm_april05.html
Full Name: Jay Venturi
Gaming Handle: Morte
Country: USA
City and State or Province: Chesapeake, Virginia
For some guys, running two GeForce 6 series cards together in SLI mode isn't enough firepower. Jay Venturi of Chesapeak, Virginia decided to up the ante on his custom Lian Li case, using two 512 MB NVIDIA Quadro workstation cards to create a monster of a machine. To ensure that he has enough power to pump all that rendering data through his dual GPUs, Jay linked together two 600W power supplies! What does this produce? How about running Doom 3 benchmarks at over 140 FPS at 1600x1200 resolution, with 4X AA? If 512 MB of RAM for each graphics card wasn't enough, Jay caps it off with an additional 16 (yes, sixteen) GB of ECC memory plugged into his motherboard. All this hardware, paired with his Dual Opteron CPUs, Jay is leaving little doubt that his PC is of the best and fastest out there!
Here are some of the specs on Jay's machine:
(2) SLI 4400 fx Quadros 512 mb each
Tyan S2895 dual opti board
(2) Dual Opteron 252 step E 90nm
16GB RAM (ECC)
1.6 Terabytes of RAID Storage (4) 400GB SATA-2 Drives
Logitech Laser mouse
Dual Layer Burner
Zelman Cooling Al-Cu
Lian Li VP2000 case
Dual 600watt power supplies (linked)
Samsung 24 inch LCD 1900x1200
Windows Enterprise Server 2003 64 bit and 32 bit
Scores:
X2 The Threat benchmark
All eye candy
1600x1200
specular, auto-detail, etc
101.601 FPS
Doom3
4x AA, ultra setting, 1600x1200
~Timedemo Demo1 usecache
141.5 FPS
Painikiller 1.62
All eye candy maxed, 1600x1200
~benchmark C5L1 212.64FPS
~benchmark C5L2 155.10 FPS
OK so I am a computer Geek and I found out what the cost is:
2x Quadro FX4400 512 MB ~ 1,699.00 each
Tyan s2895 ~ 549.00
Dual Opteron 252 ~ 869.00 each
8x 2GB or ECC RAM ~815.00 each
4x 400GB SATA2 ~607.00 each
Mouse Logitec Laser ~64.00
Dual Layer Burner ~124.00
Case and Accessories ~1000.00
2x Power SUpplies ~215.00 each
Monitor samsung 24" ~1,700.00
Windows Enterprise Server 2003 Edition~ 1,769.95
all prices are off of newegg.com (and other retail stores cause newegg didn't sell everything)
~$19,720.95
now, if I spent around $20,000 on a computer, please shoot me. Id rather have a car.
Full Name: Jay Venturi
Gaming Handle: Morte
Country: USA
City and State or Province: Chesapeake, Virginia
For some guys, running two GeForce 6 series cards together in SLI mode isn't enough firepower. Jay Venturi of Chesapeak, Virginia decided to up the ante on his custom Lian Li case, using two 512 MB NVIDIA Quadro workstation cards to create a monster of a machine. To ensure that he has enough power to pump all that rendering data through his dual GPUs, Jay linked together two 600W power supplies! What does this produce? How about running Doom 3 benchmarks at over 140 FPS at 1600x1200 resolution, with 4X AA? If 512 MB of RAM for each graphics card wasn't enough, Jay caps it off with an additional 16 (yes, sixteen) GB of ECC memory plugged into his motherboard. All this hardware, paired with his Dual Opteron CPUs, Jay is leaving little doubt that his PC is of the best and fastest out there!
Here are some of the specs on Jay's machine:
(2) SLI 4400 fx Quadros 512 mb each
Tyan S2895 dual opti board
(2) Dual Opteron 252 step E 90nm
16GB RAM (ECC)
1.6 Terabytes of RAID Storage (4) 400GB SATA-2 Drives
Logitech Laser mouse
Dual Layer Burner
Zelman Cooling Al-Cu
Lian Li VP2000 case
Dual 600watt power supplies (linked)
Samsung 24 inch LCD 1900x1200
Windows Enterprise Server 2003 64 bit and 32 bit
Scores:
X2 The Threat benchmark
All eye candy
1600x1200
specular, auto-detail, etc
101.601 FPS
Doom3
4x AA, ultra setting, 1600x1200
~Timedemo Demo1 usecache
141.5 FPS
Painikiller 1.62
All eye candy maxed, 1600x1200
~benchmark C5L1 212.64FPS
~benchmark C5L2 155.10 FPS
OK so I am a computer Geek and I found out what the cost is:
2x Quadro FX4400 512 MB ~ 1,699.00 each
Tyan s2895 ~ 549.00
Dual Opteron 252 ~ 869.00 each
8x 2GB or ECC RAM ~815.00 each
4x 400GB SATA2 ~607.00 each
Mouse Logitec Laser ~64.00
Dual Layer Burner ~124.00
Case and Accessories ~1000.00
2x Power SUpplies ~215.00 each
Monitor samsung 24" ~1,700.00
Windows Enterprise Server 2003 Edition~ 1,769.95
all prices are off of newegg.com (and other retail stores cause newegg didn't sell everything)
~$19,720.95
now, if I spent around $20,000 on a computer, please shoot me. Id rather have a car.
To get my mind off of things... computer stuff.
Its kinda funny how technology changes so quickly. I've been staring at 3dfx's (when they where 3dfx, now nvidia bought them out) Voodoo 5 preview (which means it was never released, it was a preview of the highest end card of the day):
VOODOO 5: April 24, 2000
Integrated 128-bit 3D/2D
VSA-100 processor(x2)
2-way SLI scalability
64MB SDRAM
166MHz/166MHz core/memory clock
Dual pixel pipeline
667Mpixels/s fill rate
667Mtexels/s fill rate
1X/2X/4X AGP with full sideband support
32-bit rendering
32-bit textures
2Kx2K maximum texture size support
Single-cycle trilinear mipmapping
Up to 24-bit floating point depth buffer (Z and W)
8-bit stencil buffer
DirectX texture compression and 3dfx FXT1 texture compression
T-buffer technology
2X and 4X full-scene hardware anti-aliasing
Depth-of-field blur
Motion blur
128-bit Windows GUI accelerator
350MHz RAMDAC
Planar-to-packed-pixel digital video format conversion (DVD Hardware assist).
Now compare that to the newest high end card by Nvidia:
NVIDIA GEFORCE 6800 ULTRA PCI-X: June 7, 2005
0.13 Micron Process Technology
256-Bit Graphics Processing Unit
256-Bit Memory Interface w/GDDR3 Memory
Memory Bandwidth - 35.2GB per Second
Fill Rate - 6.4 Billion Texels per Second
Vertex Processing - 600 Million Vertices per Second
Superscalar 16-Pipeline Architecture
CineFX 3.0 Engine - Shader Model 3.0
On-Chip Video Processor
UltraShadow II Technology
High-Precision Dynamic-Range Technology
Full-Speed 32-Bit Color Precision
Intellisample 3.0 Technology
Full MPEG Support
Advanced Adaptive De-Interlacing
Video Scaling and Filtering
Integrated TV Encoder
PCI Express Support
Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
Dual Single-Link DVI Support
Unified Driver Architecture
nView Multi-Display Technology
Digital Vibrance Control 3.0
DirectX 9.0 and OpenGL 2 Support
It just makes you laugh. sort of. :-\
VOODOO 5: April 24, 2000
Integrated 128-bit 3D/2D
VSA-100 processor(x2)
2-way SLI scalability
64MB SDRAM
166MHz/166MHz core/memory clock
Dual pixel pipeline
667Mpixels/s fill rate
667Mtexels/s fill rate
1X/2X/4X AGP with full sideband support
32-bit rendering
32-bit textures
2Kx2K maximum texture size support
Single-cycle trilinear mipmapping
Up to 24-bit floating point depth buffer (Z and W)
8-bit stencil buffer
DirectX texture compression and 3dfx FXT1 texture compression
T-buffer technology
2X and 4X full-scene hardware anti-aliasing
Depth-of-field blur
Motion blur
128-bit Windows GUI accelerator
350MHz RAMDAC
Planar-to-packed-pixel digital video format conversion (DVD Hardware assist).
Now compare that to the newest high end card by Nvidia:
NVIDIA GEFORCE 6800 ULTRA PCI-X: June 7, 2005
0.13 Micron Process Technology
256-Bit Graphics Processing Unit
256-Bit Memory Interface w/GDDR3 Memory
Memory Bandwidth - 35.2GB per Second
Fill Rate - 6.4 Billion Texels per Second
Vertex Processing - 600 Million Vertices per Second
Superscalar 16-Pipeline Architecture
CineFX 3.0 Engine - Shader Model 3.0
On-Chip Video Processor
UltraShadow II Technology
High-Precision Dynamic-Range Technology
Full-Speed 32-Bit Color Precision
Intellisample 3.0 Technology
Full MPEG Support
Advanced Adaptive De-Interlacing
Video Scaling and Filtering
Integrated TV Encoder
PCI Express Support
Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
Dual Single-Link DVI Support
Unified Driver Architecture
nView Multi-Display Technology
Digital Vibrance Control 3.0
DirectX 9.0 and OpenGL 2 Support
It just makes you laugh. sort of. :-\
Monday, June 06, 2005
>:-o
I guess it really hasn't hit me yet, but I am sure it will...
My Mom just came back from the school board meeting. Her job just got cut in half. which means we don't have the money for Moravian next year. I need to file a request for more aid, but its so late that the money is already alotted to people for next semester.
I wish I could do something? Ever feel helpless... I really don't want to leave Moravian, I love it there and all the people. Community College just doesn't look the same, and I don't know how many times I have stressed that I want to graduate with my class from MORAVIAN.
There is always the Loan route. yeesh, I don't want to think about how in debt I will, but if it thats the only way I can come back next semester, I guess thats the way I shall have to go.
Looks like I am on an evening Job search too. This royally sucks. Being poor sucks. So much for happy fucking songs.
-Ted.
My Mom just came back from the school board meeting. Her job just got cut in half. which means we don't have the money for Moravian next year. I need to file a request for more aid, but its so late that the money is already alotted to people for next semester.
I wish I could do something? Ever feel helpless... I really don't want to leave Moravian, I love it there and all the people. Community College just doesn't look the same, and I don't know how many times I have stressed that I want to graduate with my class from MORAVIAN.
There is always the Loan route. yeesh, I don't want to think about how in debt I will, but if it thats the only way I can come back next semester, I guess thats the way I shall have to go.
Looks like I am on an evening Job search too. This royally sucks. Being poor sucks. So much for happy fucking songs.
-Ted.
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Song Writing
So I am getting back into song writing. lol its been a while (international dinner was the last time I wrote a song). Anyway, this one isn't depressing lol :-) and it has more of an "edge" to it.
I am going to with hold my lyrics till I finish it :-).
-Ted
I am going to with hold my lyrics till I finish it :-).
-Ted
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
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