This year is the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, which takes place every year on December 1 to raise awareness about AIDS pandemic. Every year there is a theme, this year's World AIDS Day is “Lead – Empower – Deliver,” focusing on the political leadership required to fight the disease. The impact of HIV and AIDS is felt by millions of people globally every day, particularly in countries like Cambodia. The Sharing Foundation's HIV initiative is the Owens House for HIV infected women who are about to deliver their infants in Phnom Penh. HIV pregnant women who have...
Filed under: HDNet, New content Another month, another trip down memory lane comes to us courtesy HDNet's Concert Series. That lane is getting longer than we'd like to admit, as this Sunday "Cowboy Junkies: Trinity Revisited" will air live to mark the 20-year anniversary of the audiophile classic "The Trinity Session." We won't bother to count the number of copies of the recording that we've been through, or how many different formats (hint -- we used to call them "albums"), but we'll tune in at least for "Sweet Jane" one more time.HDNet rustles up the Cowboy Junkies for a 20th...
Hacking at Random has set a date and location for what sounds like a rather worthwhile conference: Hacking at Random International technology & security conference. Four days of technology, ideological debates and hands-on tinkering. On August 13-16, 2009 the 20th anniversary edition of the four-yearly Dutch outdoor technology-conference will take place near Vierhouten, NL. What is HAR? Since 1989 the international community that builds the internet has been getting together on a series of conferences to discuss the state of contemporary technology, the future of it and the sociological and political consequences of their work. The participants vary from...
Filed under: TV on DVD, Reality-FreeHere are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.I know we all have our favorite shows that we buy on DVD, but I can't understand how anyone - anyone - would want to buy Gene Simmons' Family Jewels on DVD. Do buyers of these sets actually pop them into the DVD player and watch them over and over?The Burke's Law sets continue with those annoying "Season/Volume" packages, but the last season of the Odd Couple season 5 set contains all of the episodes and completes the series. Bones - Season 3 Burke's Law - Season...
Filed under: TV on DVD, Reality-FreeHere are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.Wow, this is quite a week for TV fans of all types. You can get the complete series sets for The Sopranos and I Dream of Jeannie, and anniversary sets for such TV classics as The Cosby Show and The Long Ranger. I even see a season 2 set for Mister Peepers! I didn't even know there was a season 1 set already released, so I'll have to look into that.The Studio One anthology is a real gem, and I'll have a review of it later this...
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on DVD, OpEd, Reality-FreeI think I'm getting spoiled by special DVD sets. I have a lot of "complete series" sets and anniversary sets, and many of them are these massive, well put together sets that seem to be really complete and perfect. I'm thinking of sets that I own for such shows as The Twilight Zone, The West Wing, Friends, and The Dick Van Dyke Show, as well as season sets in shows like The X-Files and The Simpsons.I say we're spoiled because I think that even die hard fans of Mystery Science Theater...
Filed under: TV on DVD, Reality-FreeHere are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.Wow, if you bought all of the complete series sets being released this week you'd have a great start for your TV DVD collection: NewsRadio, The Flintstones, The 4400, Sanford and Son, and several others. The NewsRadio set doesn't have anything that wasn't in the individual sets, but it's a great buy if you don't have all of the seasons. The Mystery Science Theater 3000 set (the one with the collectible Crow and lobby cards) might already be sold out, so I'd check on that. I used...
Subaru is celebrating 20 years of hi-po Scoobies with a 300-unit run of WRX STi Anniversary Edition models. The main differences of importance to enthusiasts are in the suspension, where new coilover damper units stiffen up the handling and carry 18-inch alloy wheels as standard equipment. Flat black details and special badging round out the exterior differences, while the interior gets cosmetic touches like red seat stitching, a red stop/start button and even more badging, all for the equivalent of about $42k US. A little flash, no more dash. Happy anniversary. [Carscoop]...
The special-anniversary-edition Aussie muscle keeps rolling out at the Australian International Motor Show. First it was the HSV 20th Anniversary GTS and now we have this, a special FPV Ford Falcon GT that commemorates the five years of Ford Performance Vehicles. The 5.4-liter V8 still delivers the same ground-pounding 422 HP through a Tremec 6-speed manual or ZF 6-speed automatic as used in standard FPV GTs. However, you can now reign it in with special Brembo six-piston front / four-piston rear calipers surrounded by new 19" rims. FPV is only making 200 5th Anniversary editions, in your choice of black...
