From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V4 #329 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Wednesday, December 8 1999 Volume 04 : Number 329 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Alloy: Astrology schmastrology, pah. [andyjmail@cheerful.com] Re: Alloy: page (was: Astrology schmastrology, pah. [RThurF@aol.com] Alloy: Thomas is keynote speaker @ MacWorld expo SF [RThurF@aol.com] Alloy: Beatnik = Best of the Web finalist in GII Awards [RThurF@aol.com] Re: Alloy: page (was: Astrology schmastrology, pah. [Spencer2424@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 04:49:16 -0500 (EST) From: andyjmail@cheerful.com Subject: Alloy: Astrology schmastrology, pah. Howdo. >my sister is a Libra (October 21st), and she is indeed a beautiful individual. and one of my friends has a birthday the day afterwards and is not quite such a beautiful individual. Seems he was born without a sense of embarrasment and just does the most outrageous things. So are you telling me that 1 in every 12 people is really just like me? Poor them! Have you noticed that the so-called qualities of each sign are "Barnum statements" which could just as easily apply to anyone? Are we really governed by the star signs? Blobs of light in the sky that just happen to be in the same direction but could be billions of light years apart... and given the length of time the light takes to get here they might not even exist anymore? Huh? I'm more inclined to believe that IF there are differences in personality depending on the time of year you are born it is probably due to other effects. Something like the quality of the weather during a critical stage of development or something. Whether mommy gave you enough milk on the third day of your life of something, I don't know! Anything has to be better than ***** star signs! I know Dolby fans are inclined to be optimistic dreamers but really... this is as bad as that Feng Shui hogwash. Go on then, I was surgically plucked into the world at 12:35 on 27th June 1967. Tell me specific things about me that are UNIQUE, and tell me my BAD points too (a wider choice) - I'm waiting to be convinced! BTW... my page will be updated this week, woo hoo. +Andy+ having a grumpy day. Bah. Why can't two-year olds sleep all through the night yet? - ---------------------------------------------------------------- Get your free email from AltaVista at http://altavista.iname.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 08:08:17 EST From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Re: Alloy: page (was: Astrology schmastrology, pah. In a message dated 12/7/99 4:55:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, andyjmail@cheerful.com writes: :: my page will be updated this week :: looking forward to it Andy! :) With luck, I'll have mine updated soon too... Astrology isn't really worth worrying too strenuously about either way in my opinion. It's just one of those oddities that's meant to be fun, like birthstones... Robin T ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 15:54:31 EST From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Alloy: Thomas is keynote speaker @ MacWorld expo SF The Ultimate Macintosh Experience in Surround Sound; MACWORLD Expo Composes Special Mac Music and Audio Presentations SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1999- Recognizing the growing role of technology in music production and the increasing importance of high-quality audio in the computer industry, the organizers of MACWORLD Expo have announced an exciting new lineup of Mac music and audio conference sessions for the San Francisco event, January 4-8, 2000, at the Moscone Convention Center. Among the many highlights of the five day conference and expo will be a special music keynote address "The Art and Science of Sonification" by computer-music pioneer and five-time Grammy nominee Thomas Dolby Robertson. On Thursday, January 6, the world-renowned musician will illustrate the current online revolution of bringing sound to the Internet, and how to have fun while doing it. The MACWORLD Expo Conference Programs offer music and audio sessions and Workshops for musicians wanting to digitize their work, and Mac users that want to make music: - -- The three-day MACWORLD Expo Users Conference features a "Mac Musician Recommended Itinerary", which includes the following classes for Mac Users of various skill levels on a variety of topics: -- Beginners Guide to Music on the Mac -- MIDI Demystified -- Is Tape Dead? -- The Mobile Musician -- Remixing on the Mac -- Music on the Web -- Software Synthesis -- A full-day workshop on the state of the art Macintosh Audio, with RealAudio, Quicktime(tm) and MP3. -- An advanced session on how Mac technology can be used for film scoring. -- A smooth jazz Mac jam session for conference and workshop attendees, given by Jeff Kashiwa and Coastal Access, an all-Macintosh band. The MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco exhibit floor will feature, for the first time, a music and audio special interest area, sponsored by Apple Computer. Amidst the 450 exhibiting companies exhibiting at MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco, attendees can find hot products and technologies for making music and audio on their Mac within this specialized pavilion. "The MACWORLD Expo conference programs for musicians and other`audio gurus' promises to provide the ultimate Macintosh sound experience to all levels of Mac users," said Paul Kent, MACWORLD Expo conference chairperson. "The Moscone Center will really be swinging with presentations for composers, producers, musicians, broadcasters, educators and music lovers in general." With more than 100 conference sessions plus 17 full-day workshops, the MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco conference program will also cover such "hot" topics as the new iMac DVs and iMovie, Mac OS 9, QuickTime(tm), Final Cut Pro, FileMaker 5, Macintosh networking and administration, Internet computing and Web design. For a complete description of the MACWORLD Expo/San Francisco 2000 Conference Program along with show highlights and an exhibitor list, go to www.macworldexpo.com. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 15:56:23 EST From: RThurF@aol.com Subject: Alloy: Beatnik = Best of the Web finalist in GII Awards Congratulations to Thomas, and everyone @ Beatnik, for Beatnik.com's nomination as finalist in the Global Information Infrastructure Awards! Robin T Beatnik.com vs... South Park! :) The Best of The Web Honored as Finalists for the 4th Annual GII Awards December 14th Gala Awards Ceremony to Feature Leaders in the Internet Economy; Peter Boit, Vice President, eCommerce, Business Solutions Group Microsoft Corporation to keynote, Comedienne Paula Poundstone and Jazz Great David Sanborn to Entertain SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet industry's premier awards program -- the prestigious Global Information Infrastructure (GII) Awards -- will recognize organizations that are utilizing the Internet to create a profound effect on the way that people live, work, learn and play. This year's winners will be announced at the 4th Annual GII Awards ceremony on December 14th at the Westin, St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CA in conjunction with the ZD Internet.inc. Nextravaganza conference. The gala awards ceremony will be emceed by comedienne Paula Poundstone, and a special keynote address will be delivered by Peter Boit, vice president, eCommerce Business Solutions Group, Microsoft Corporation. Additionally the awards will be celebrated on Monday, December 13th with a special concert by world-renowned jazz artist, David Sanborn. More than 500 total entries were received in ten categories which include Arts & Culture, Children, Commerce, Community, Education, Entertainment, Government, Health, Netpreneur and News & Media. Sixty awards finalists were recognized for their innovative use of technology to improve business, and society. The finalists and semifinalists were selected by a panel of 350 judges who are recognized experts in their respective fields. The final round of judging will narrow the field to one winner in each category. The 60 finalists represent the very best in web-based applications and other networking technologies. "The GII Awards honor people in all areas of society and industry who use the Internet to create extraordinary results, from making money to making a difference," said Melanie McMullen, general manager of the GII Awards and The Standard for Internet Commerce. "The GII Awards are the world's leading forum to define, recognize, and promote best practices and new models in the application of Internet and network technology." "The GII Awards confirm our own brightest hopes: that the positive uses of high technology will truly open up new opportunities for all Americans and improve our quality of life," added Al Gore, vice president, United States. Finalists include the following organizations, which are all linked from www:gii.com: Arts & Culture: JustOriginals.com; The Museum of Web Art, Philly2nite.com; Solemates: The Century in Shoes; The Turing Game: Exploring Cultural Identity Online; and TURTLETRACKS: Native American Youth Newsletter. Entertainment: Beatnik.com; Comedy Central's World of South Park, GalaxiWorld.com; Hollywood Stock Exchange; Kodak Picture Playground online; and Quokka Sports. Children: AllowanceNet; Children of the Moon; GirlsAreIT!; Interactive Educational Internet Journeys; MaMaMedia; and MY HERO. Commerce: Autobytel.com; E*TRADE; E-LOAN; InsWeb.com; Preview Travel; and Federal Express. Community: Band-Aides and Blackboards: The Social Fabric of Disease; CompuMentor; Join Together Online: Reducing Substance Abuse, Gun Violence; Match.Com; QuitNet: Helping Smokers Quit; and Suite101.com. Education: AT&T Learning Network; Education Future Center; EF Englishtown.com; Globalearn.com: Technolgy and Cultural Awareness in Classrooms; Interactive educational Internet journeys; and the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress. Government: Virtual Warehouse for Surplus Property Distribution; County of Alameda, CA, Website; Envirofacts: Empowering Citizens through the Envirofacts Warehouse and Applications, Environmental Protection Agency; Mecklenburg County, NC GIS Public Access; National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress; and ServiceArizona: Online vehicle registration renewal service. Health: BabyCenter.com; AIDS Education Global Information System (AEGiS); Interstitial Cystitis Network; Mayo Clinic Health Oasis; QuitNet; and Yo, It's Time For Braces. Netpreneur: CookExpress.com; Garden.com; i-drive: digital file management; ImproveNet; iPrint.com; and Works.com. News & Media: Firehouse.Com: A Web Community for the Emergency Services; Join Together Online: Reducing Substance Abuse, Gun Violence; Microsoft TerraServer: Exploring Online Aerial Views of Earth; U.S. Air Force Online News; Upstream Online: Business to Business and e-media Group; and Workforce Online. The GII Awards will be presented in conjunction with ZD Studios' Nextravaganza conference which will feature Internet experts, visionaries and celebrities exploring the developments, challenges, and opportunities of the Internet in the new millennium in an enlightening and entertaining environment. The unique format of an established and respected awards celebration combined with a thought-provoking conference offers senior executives a rare opportunity to network with industry luminaries, to learn and to discuss the role of the Internet in their businesses' future. Sponsors include IBM, Mercer Management Consulting, Microsoft, Pervasive Software, Pixelon and Qwest International. Media sponsors include Businesswire.com, Inter@ctive Week, Internet Week, PC Week, Upstart, Telephony, Business Wire, E-Business Advisor, ZDTV, ZDNet and Yahoo! Internet Life.Complete awards information is posted on the GII Awards site at www.gii.com. For media/analyst registration or additional information, contact Jennifer McClure at 650-578-6996 or jennifer-mcclure@zd.com or visit http://www.zdinternetinc.com . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 21:29:37 EST From: Spencer2424@aol.com Subject: Re: Alloy: page (was: Astrology schmastrology, pah. In a message dated 12/7/99 6:14:21 AM Mountain Standard Time, RThurF@aol.com writes: << Astrology isn't really worth worrying too strenuously about either way in my opinion. It's just one of those oddities that's meant to be fun, like birthstones... >> I'll second that... - - Craig ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V4 #329 ***************************