(Jimi) was so into it -- if you listen closely you will see that I stayed on him, ... And when he started 'The Star Spangled Banner,' that impromptu thing, you hear the first four, five, or six notes; I'm in there with him. Then I said, 'Wait a minute, we didn't rehearse this, and it doesn't sound too good with me playing.' I backed away, and he continued and made a classic out of that. |
[Also announced was the establishment of a new USDA council to create a market-driven credit program that will establish credit transfers for clean water, greenhouse gasses and wetlands. Johanns envisions people selling such credits] as easily as corn or soybeans. ... It fits perfectly with the president's vision of a cooperative conservation approach. |
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[Appearing at a news conference in Baton Rouge, La., with Brown at his side, Chertoff announced that he was sending the FEMA director back to Washington in case another storm hits the country and putting Allen in charge.] Mike Brown has done everything he possibly could to coordinate the federal response to this unprecedented challenge, ... I appreciate his work, as does everybody here. |
[But the economy can affect whether people want to go see a movie when it finally hits the screens, and a desire to just forget a lousy economy can be a factor.] The so-called height of the movie business was in 1938 to 1941, during the Depression, just before World War II, ... Movies reflect the times we live in, but it's the audience's desire for escapism that brings us to the movies. |
[Comparing the two actors,] Jarhead ... They're alike in some ways, both great listeners, but they react very differently. Jake is reacting to everything that passes him by, and is very readable in his reactions, whereas Peter has mastered watching as an art. He sits on it and holds it, holds it, holds it, and then it all explodes in a volcanic way. But they were both right on the edge. |
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[He said the Trojan horse is written in visual basic and doesn't appear to be connected to any other well-known malware .] It's more of a quirky piece of malware than a significant threat, ... Obviously, some people might construe it as a good Trojan because it blocks access to some adult sites and displays passages from the Koran. But from our point of view, no malware is good malware. |
[His role of Glengarry office manager John Williamson, a sort of cobra but with less warmth, marks Weller's second Broadway success in a row directed by Joe Mantello — coming on the heels of his memorable bigoted baseball pitcher Shane Mungit in Richard Greenberg's Take Me Out .] It's a great feeling to be in a hit that has won the Tony [as Best Play], ... as it is now [Best Revival]. |
[MIKE'S RICHMOND REMARKS:] My Tundra was just awesome, ... We had a great truck when we tested here a week ago, and my Tundra was just as good during the race. I could go anywhere I wanted on the track, without any problems. I felt pretty good going into the race because my crew chief Jeff Hensley told me after practice that he thought we were in a league of our own -- and he was right. |
[Muhammad's] greatest contribution to African Americans was in restoring their sense of pride and offering them an alternative to Christianity, for which slavery left a bitter aftertaste, ... But his greatest failure was in refusing to lead them beyond the pride of race and to do what his son Wallace has done: to guide black people beyond a race-based version of Islam to orthodox Islam. |
[Nokia's McDowell said her company was working on some of Johnston's requests and has a particular focus on making smart phones more useful to enterprise customers.] We have a little different perspective than some other vendors, ... We don't see cell phones as 'junior' laptops but as the principal productivity tool to keep connected to customers and your colleagues. |
[Other emerging technologies also bode well for more involved implementations of e-learning applications.] Games, simulations, and scenario-based learning -- you're going to see more and more of that, ... You're going to see more of what e-learning is supposed to be: better tools and technologies in the live classroom, more students and teachers online, and better self-paced activities. |
[The draft says that to deter a potential adversary from using unconventional weapons, the United States must make it] believe the United States has both the ability and will to pre-empt or retaliate promptly with responses that are credible and effective. ... repeatedly rejected calls for adoption of 'no first use' policy of nuclear weapons since this policy could undermine deterrence. |
[The undergrads were excited that they could ask Andy questions. When asked:] Facing his current status and glory, did he feel pressurise and how you manage to be evergreen? ... I have everything, I just have to be serious in whatever I do, thus I'm not pressurise, with regards to staying in showbiz for so long depended on my will of staying on, of course also the support of all of you. |