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Rolemaster links What is RMSS?
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Terry Amthor's Shadow World -- the 360° Quicktime panorama objects are very spiffy!
Eureka Miniatures -- 100 club for custom 28mm miniatures
Reaper Miniatures
ShadowForge Miniatures -- specialising in female sculptures
Canterbury Miniatures -- in New Zealand
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Read Me: " Still Life in Books "
(A [ hopefully ] weekly serial about life in an imaginary public library)
Part Three: Read a book and be transported to another world
Chuck came into the workroom looking panicked.
"I'm being swamped by customers out here," he said to me. "Can you come help?"
I got up and went into the public space only to find two customers waiting.
One Chuck had returned to serving. The other was a disgruntled-looking old lady. Shrugging, I went up to her and asked how I could help.
"The sign outside in your forecourt states that books will take me to another world. This one hasn't." She brandished a book at me. "I want one that does."
"Ma'am, the sign is a metaphor. It doesn't mean that by reading a book you will be physically transported to another world. It just means that by using your imagination you can *pretend* that you've been transported."
"Metaphor, schmetaphor,...
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It's all true, especially the part about ogling women's breasts...
>From: "Terrence"
>Subject: The Further Adventures of Dirk and Terrence After Davo Left Last Night...
>Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2002 19:50:48 +1000
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>The Further Adventures of Dirk and Terrence After Davo Left Last Night:
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>Dirk and I stayed at The Monastery for a further 15 minutes after Davo
>left so we could get a stamp in case we decided to come back, which we
>didn't. Instead, Dirk wanted to try and get into Family again. I was
>strenuously against the idea, being quite zombified at that point and
>knowing full-well that the bouncer would take one look at me,
>think: "This is that smart-mouthed prick from earlier in the evening!",
>and tell me to piss right off! However, Dirk's uncommon sense prevailed
>and we walked back to Family. Upon arriving we found that the line we'd
>been in the first time around was still ther...
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modern methods for machine learning Bayesian Belief Networks MSBNx - Bayesian Network editor & toolkit
Support Vector Machines AT&T implementation
homepage for a book , with lots of links to online implementations of SVM
big site on kernel-based learning methods
Markov Processes HTK = Hidden Markov Model Toolkit (?)
Computer Games Game AI
http://www.generation5.org/
comp.ai.games
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Seeking independent verification of Terrance 's theories on seduction, I consulted a colleague who is not only played Rugby in university, but is also a golfer and a roleplayer. In his opinion, anything short of lying spread-eagled on a bed and whispering his name alluringly would show an appalling lack of effort, and therefore fail to succeed in seducing him. Although I have not put this to the test, I suspect that it is somewhat of an exaggeration. Incidentally, he does not wear a necktie.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: " Terence "
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 1999 2:17 PM
> Subject: How to seduce a roleplayer
>
> In a recent issue of Cleo magazine there was an article describing how to
> seduce men. One of the advice columns described how to seduce men who had
> different passtimes. For instance, to seduce The Football Lover - who is an
> unsubtle man at best - all you have to do is grab him by the tie (would he
> be wearing one, I wonder?) and lead him to the couch. If the man is The
> Tennis or Golf Player - a social game - you should talk a lot to him (what
> about all the tantrums when "The ball was in, God damn it" or when you're
> lying in the rough?).
> But for some strange reason, the Cleo writers forgot to include The
> Roleplayer. I've decided to ammend their thoughtlessness with the following:
>
> Roleplaying
> ==========
> He's...
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4ZzZ have upgraded their transmitter, so they can now be heard loud and ( semi- )clear on the Gold and Sunshine Coasts. I was having a listen this afternoon while I was driving around, and although the reception is not perfect I am looking forward to tuning in on Monday at 1pm for "Kaspa's Show", and Tuesday at 1pm for "Poo Party"
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Read Me: " Still Life in Books "
Princesca of Peru.com said: " Terri: Soy muy triste que sus cuentos de la biblioteca están acabados. Adiós, Princesa. PS: Pienso que su fotografía es muy linda! "
I got myself a Spanish-English dictionary from the local publc library and did a rough - *very* rough - literal translation. Please be kind; I only just passed French in High School, and I failed Latin at Uni.
" It is sad that [the] story of the library is finished. PS: [pienso = fodder/feed?!] [the] photograph is very [linda = cute/sweet]."
Gracias, Princesca.
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Read Me: " Still Life in Books "
Princesca of Peru.com said: " Terri: Soy muy triste que sus cuentos de la biblioteca están acabados. Adiós, Princesa. PS: Pienso que su fotografía es muy linda! "
I don't know you're language, Princesca, but I'm getting a Spanish-English dictionary out of the local public library as soon as possible to work on a (very) rough translation. Thanks for your input, whatever it may turn out to be...
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Estoy rodando en el suelo que ríe. Ha!
---- Principio del mensaje incluido ----
De: "Terrance"
Enviado:Wed, 24 May 2000 21:11:51 +1000
Asunto: The serious and the not so serious
> Finally, on a lighter note, I've been working over the past semester on a
> Great-Expectations-esque serial about working in a library. It's not
> finished yet, and I doubt if it ever will be, but I got some feedback on it
> from digital strangers. One person known only as ' Bruin ' said it was crap and
> I should stop it - I kept going anyway - and another person, apparently from
> Peru, sent me a note in teh native language. Anyone read Spanish so I can
> translate it?
>
---- Fin del mensaje incluido ---
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The Herald - Zimbabwe News Online
Commonwealth Sports Awards Shifted
April 15, 2002
The Commonwealth Sports Awards scheduled for Harare, Zimbabwe in October have been moved to Manchester. Zimbabwe has been suspended from the Commonwealth Council and is being pressured to be suspended from the Commonwealth Games themselves over irregularities in the past election.
The Commonwealth Sports Awards are held to honor the excellent performances of athletes in the Commonwealth Games.
Zimbabwe going ahead with Commonwealth Games Plans
April 12, 2002
Though some nations are calling for Zimbabwe's exclusion from this years Commonwealth Games, and some in Zimbabwe are calling for a boycott of the games, Zimbabwe is moving forward with plans to participate and has named a general manager, Robert Mutsauki. Mr. Mutsauki was head of Zimbabwe's delegation to the last Commonwealth Games in Malaysia and the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
Zimbabwe may boycott, or be banned from...
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Zimbabwe
- Bob Marley
Every man gotta right
To decide his own destiny
And in this judgment
There is no partiality
So arm in arms, with arms
We will fight this little struggle
'Cause that's the only way
We can overcome our little trouble
Brother you're right, you're right
You're right, you're right, you're so right
We gonna fight, we'll have to fight
We gonna fight, fight for our rights
Natty dread it ina Zimbabwe
Set it up ina Zimbabwe
Mash it up ina Zimbabwe
Africans a liberate Zimbabwe
No more internal power struggle
We come together, to overcome
The little trouble
Soon we will find out
Who is the real revolutionary
'Cause I don't want my people
To be contrary
...
To divide and rule
Could only tear us apart
In everyman chest
There beats a heart
So soon we'll find out
Who is the real revolutionaries
And I don't want my people
To be tricked by mercenaries
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Princesa Tocalaroca" tocalaroca@peru.com
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: "Still Life in Books"
Che floated down the Amazon on a raft he named the "Mambo-Tango" in
1952, as chronicled in his book "Latinoamericana: un diario per un
viaggio in motocicletta"
Your translation is very interesting, although you missed the most
interesting bit (at the end of the message -- clue: mensaje =
menstrual).
I wonder what Terrance will make of this? Will it have the desired effect,
of restoring his 21st-Century Canterbury Tales to its former glory?
Time will tell...
Viva la Revolution!!!
Princesa.
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AllAfrica Global Media
Southern African Research & Documentation Centre (SARDC)
SADC Today (Southern African Development Community)
AIDS Control & Prevention Project (AIDSCAP)
Zimmedia multicultural film & video production company
Mama Africa stories by 6 of Africa's most skilful and imaginative female filmmakers
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ive been to the desert on a horse with no name...what is che doing in peru?
i translated it to the best of my ability fo r you who are espanol illeterato
> Terri:
>
> Soy ( SOYA ) muy ( BEANS ) triste ( TASTE ) que ( VERY )sus
( SUSpicious ).( FULL STOP MISSSING ) Cuentos ( LABIA ) de
( THE ) [THE LABIA] la biblioteca ( IS REFERED TO IN THIS
DOCUMENT AND LISTED IN THE BIBLIOGRAPHY )
> están acabados.( STANS OPINIONS COUNT )
>
> Adiós,
>
> Princesa
>
> PS: Pienso ( PENIS )que ( VERY ) su ( LIKE )fotografía es
( A FOOTBALL ) muy ( BEAN ) linda!
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Princesa" tocalaroca@peru.com
Sent: Viernes, 19 de Mayo de 2000
Subject: "Still Life in Books"
Terri:
Soy muy triste que sus historias de la biblioteca están acabadas.
Adiós,
Princesa
Picosegundo: Pienso que su fotografía es muy linda!
Mensaje enviado desde Peru.com mail
Consigue gratis tu cuenta de correo electrónico @Peru.com en http://www.peru.com/
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Read Me: "Still Life in Books"
You've probably realised by now that it's not going to get finished. I did have an idea about where it was going. Someone was going to get shot. Try and guess who was going to shoot whom!
Instead of finishing, here's what the critics thought:
"bruin" of yahoo.com said "dear author of the library chronicles:
i dont like them, they dont amuse me, and i wish they would just go away"
Thanks for your input, "bruin".
No one else said anything.
It was amusing while it lasted...
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Read Me: "Still Life in Books"
A serial about working in a public library...
*Part the Second: A Poor Standard of Classification*
The door to the public space opened and Chuck the Counter Jockey stuck his
head inside.
"Has anyone seen a baseball cap left here recently?"
"I'll field this one," Sheila said to me. She got up and went outside, taking the cap from the book chute with her.
Outside Chuck indicated an anxious-looking, bespectacled woman who stood nearby. As soon as the woman saw the cap in Sheila's hand she sighed with visible relief.
"Thank you ever so much," she said to Sheila as the item was handed over.
"Where did you find it?"
"In the non-fiction shelves under 646," the Shelving Fairy joked. The woman smiled gratefully and thanked Sheila again, not having seen the amusing side of Sheila's comment.
As the woman left, Sheila felt a gentle tap on her shoulder. She turned to...
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Sauce: yeah, I used to work on AltaVista (way back when it was cool :-), but babelfish technology was done by Systran . I think it assumes neuter gender for irregular nouns it doesn't recognize. BTW, I might still have all those "Still Life In Books" emails -- but unfortunately not the Princesa Tocalaroca ones (I don't think I BCC'd my real email address, and I've lost my password for Peru.com ). We are taking a walk down memory lane, aren't we?