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Eleven directors of international repute each made a film intended to be precisely 11 min., 9 sec. and one frame long. Some were poignant (Sean Penn's, on a man living in the shadow of the Towers), some funny (Idrissa Ouedraogo's parable of African boys who spot an Osama bin Laden look-alike and try to cop the $25 million ransom). Several (from England, Bosnia, Egypt and Israel) pointed fingers at the U.S., saying, in effect, other countries have suffered atrocities for decades, so welcome to the club, America. No surprise that the film has opened in Europe...
...Together, they make a complete package,” she says. “The IOP helps frame the issues for you, helps you decide...
...should the Beamer, from newcomer Vialta in Fremont, Calif., fare any better? For starters, it has a stylish design that looks more like a picture frame than another high-tech gizmo. What's more, it plugs directly into a regular phone line and requires no computer hookup. And at $500 for a pair (both parties need one so they can see each other), it comes at a pretty fair price...
Designed in-house at Vialta, the Beamer neatly houses a 3 1/2-in. color screen in a silvery frame with a clear plastic faceplate. A small camera is perched just above the screen, and the entire unit is 8 in. tall, 6 in. wide and 4 in. deep--small enough to fit on a shelf or ledge. The few controls, including one for brightness and image quality, are tucked away on one side...
Mankind must realize that growth should not outpace the ability of a natural resource to replenish itself within its given time frame. The human species has grown arrogant. Nature does not run on our clock; it has its own. HARRIETT E. BOWIE Ruckersville...