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...lieu of creative ideas, Strother noted, the campaigns have often resorted to airing "pollster ads," which consist mostly of a series of key text phrases flashed across the screen that do not actually tell about the candidate's stance on the issue; rather, they mirror the phrases of policy that voters recognize in the hopes of making them think that they can "identify with" the candidate...
...much, text, however, has led to complications, they said. They cited as a prime example a Republican ad that flashed the word "rats" across the screen when referring to "Democratic bureaucrats." Both Strother and Davis agreed that this was more likely the work of a quick-witted technician than any subliminal advertising on the part of the GOP camp...
...young actress who played Anne Frank on Broadway, I understand she's a student here at Harvard, Natalie Portman, reportedly concluded from her own reading that 'it's funny, it's hopeful and she's a happy person.'" Ozick said, departing briefly from her essay text...
...Beatles Anthology, a coffee table-size volume of text and photos, is the big one. The saga of the group is told primarily in the alternating voices of McCartney, Lennon, Harrison and Starr. Their magical mystery tour is related in straight-ahead chronological order: Lennon growing up on Penny Lane (yes, that's really where he lived for a time); John and Paul meeting as teens and later hooking up with Harrison and then Starr; the early days of the band in Hamburg, Germany; and the making of each one of their albums. There are some interesting tidbits and stories...
...ever lost was a demo disc of PC viruses I came across about a decade back. The software was a sort of digital rogues' gallery, intended to "educate" the user by demonstrating how certain bugs behaved. Activate the "Cascade" demo, for instance, and letters would pop out of your text like rotten teeth and collect in a pile at the bottom of your screen. These domesticated viruses weren't infectious like their cousins in the wild. If you just removed the floppy from the PC, the mischief would cease...