Tony Blair for President

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Is Tony Blair deceiving himself?

Is Tony Blair deceiving himself? 07/27/2004 11:03 AM
What John Kerry as president would mean for the American-British alliance.

"Impeach Tony Blair."

"Impeach Tony Blair." 08/27/2004 09:00 PM

India PM due to meet Tony Blair

India PM due to meet Tony Blair 09/20/2004 01:11 AM
Manmohan Singh kicks off his eight-day foreign trip with a meeting with Tony Blair in London.

Protester throws powder at Tony Blair

Protester throws powder at Tony Blair 05/19/2004 02:47 PM

Community News: Tony Blair chooses PHP?

Community News: Tony Blair chooses PHP? 12/03/2003 08:43 AM
In a quick note this morning pointed out to us by Harry Fuecks, he noticed a little something about a very important site currently in the UK.

Man Admits Tossing Condoms at Tony Blair
(AP)

Man Admits Tossing Condoms at Tony Blair
(AP) 05/26/2004 06:26 PM
AP - An activist was fined more than $1,000 on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to throwing condoms filled with purple corn starch at Tony Blair as the prime minister spoke in the House of Commons. Another man denied the same charge.

Tony Blair launches digital divide
'challenge'

Tony Blair launches digital divide
'challenge' 04/01/2005 02:46 PM
Plan will award as much as $18.8 million to the first local authority and partners to offer universal Net access to public services.

"Tony Blair making absolutely no sense
whatsoever"

"Tony Blair making absolutely no sense
whatsoever" 09/27/2004 02:37 AM

'Choice, excellence & equality' in
public services: By Prime Minister Tony
Blair

'Choice, excellence & equality' in
public services: By Prime Minister Tony
Blair 06/24/2004 03:00 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jun 24 2004 7:25AM GMT

President and Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Ask
President Bush Event with Small Business
Owners

President and Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Ask
President Bush Event with Small Business
Owners 08/20/2004 06:08 PM
"honor and dignity" president: .. in speeches .. example .. text .. said

whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/08/20040813-7.html
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Text of a Letter from the President to
the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate

Text of a Letter from the President to
the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate 03/19/2003 10:46 PM
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate .. determined that

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"Text of a Letter from the President to
the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate "

"Text of a Letter from the President to
the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate " 03/20/2003 05:28 PM

President Bush's Eulogy at Funeral
Service for President Reagan

President Bush's Eulogy at Funeral
Service for President Reagan 06/13/2004 06:20 PM
President Bush's Eulogy at Funeral Service for President Reagan .. George W. Bush

whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/06/20040611-2.html
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Terry vs. Tony

Terry vs. Tony 04/14/2004 02:24 PM
Tony Blair: Why we must never abandon this historic struggle in Iraq. Terry Jones: To ny really must try harder.

"Tony Randall"

"Tony Randall" 05/20/2004 02:30 AM

HoustonChronicle.com - Former President
Carter takes president to task

HoustonChronicle.com - Former President
Carter takes president to task 04/09/2004 11:48 PM
HoustonChronicle.com - Former President Carter takes president to task .. former PResident Carter going around criticizing the war in Iraq .. Jimmy Carter's latest eructation .. Houston Chronicle- .. And he advocates

chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2494559
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Remarks by the President Upon the Death
of President Ronald Reagan

Remarks by the President Upon the Death
of President Ronald Reagan 06/06/2004 06:17 AM
Bush's description of the great president .. remarks

whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/06/20040605-7.html
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"Remarks by the President Upon the Death
of President Ronald Reagan"

"Remarks by the President Upon the Death
of President Ronald Reagan" 06/08/2004 08:54 AM

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 11/13/2003 06:31 PM
Each provides wonderful additions to the title before it, and THPS 4 sets a new standard for interactive environment. By Greg Turner (Inside Mac Games via MyAppleMenu)

Tony Blackburn in Sir Cliff row

Tony Blackburn in Sir Cliff row 06/23/2004 12:33 PM
DJ Tony Blackburn is suspended from his radio job for playing Cliff Richard records against station policy.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 1.0

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 1.0 01/22/2004 03:05 AM
Ollie, grind and skate the way you always knew you could as the legendary Tony Hawk.

Tony Soprano is hacking my IE?

Tony Soprano is hacking my IE? 06/25/2004 01:50 PM

Wait 'til I tells my cousin Vinny! Meantime, I'm just a little goomba sticking wid IE. Dares sum tings I gotta do:

1. Update antivirus definitions
2. Check for Micro$oft Updates
3. Disable javascript in my IE

Bada bing, bada boom.

'Wicked' Dominates Tony Nominations With
10

'Wicked' Dominates Tony Nominations With
10 05/10/2004 10:13 AM
"Assassins," the controversial Stephen Sondheim musical, followed with seven and four shows tied with six nominations apiece.

Neversoft Expands Beyond Tony Hawk

Neversoft Expands Beyond Tony Hawk 06/03/2004 12:37 AM
ZDNet Jun 3 2004 4:45AM GMT

The media Pope and Tony Verna

The media Pope and Tony Verna 04/03/2005 08:15 AM

I was IM'ing with Boris yesterday and he said an interesting thing. "He lives on in our media... Forever remembered as the first super mediatized Pope ever. There is more documented evidence of his existence than any Pope ever before. He will NEVER die... as long as we have storage memory..."

I worked with Tony Verna several times back in my MSM days. Tony is the inventor of the instant replay and one of the people behind Live Aid. I learned more about television from Tony than just about anyone else. I remembered Tony telling me an interesting account of his work with the Pope. I remember thinking about the impact of mediatizing the Pope when I heard the story. I decided to email Tony and ask him to share a story about his role in mediatizing the Pope.

Tony Verna

April 2,2005

Hi Joi,

Thank you for contacting me regarding my thoughts about the passing of the Holy Father, John Paul II.

As you may recall, in 1986, I created “Prayer For World Peace,” a one-hour live TV broadcast for Pope John Paul II that I also produced and directed. The program was viewed by a billion people worldwide.

I had directed Live Aid and Sport Aid for Bob Geldof and that made me cocky enough to present the Vatican with the largest satellite telecast of the time.

My idea was to have the Pope lead a worldwide congregation of worshippers on five continents in the rosary, a devotional prayer, where he could alternate the first part of the prayer in one of several languages… and then cut live to that part of the world for their response…

e.g. Paris or Dakar for French, Knock or Calcutta for English, Lisbon or Rio for Portuguese, Mexico City or Madrid for Spanish, and Frankfurt or Marizell for German.

I had worked with Mother Teresa and knew her well enough to ask (impose on) her to do an inspirational intro (from were she was visiting her nuns in Czestochowa, Poland) that would lead to the live presentation from Rome. Mother Teresa was a wonderful woman whom I can’t say enough about.

My reputation was good in Europe due to the Geldof projects plus I had already written 2 of my books that the American communications archbishops had read.

They were anxious to hear my idea even though they warned me that the Pope didn’t do programs other people have created.

Undeterred I moved on, and finally met with the Pope in his private chapel. My wife, Carol, whom you met Joi at your wedding, was a devout Lutheran and she was ready to bolt out of the chapel at the sight of the Pope. I calmed her down and when the Pope came over to us, he was very attentive and cordial. He held our hands and gave me his blessing to proceed with my idea.

I was hoping for such, since I knew he was a communications Pope and that he knew the power of the medium.

Later, I addressed the College of Cardinals as a formality and then proceeded.

The live one-hour was done for Global Media Ltd and was possible in part by a grant from BIC. The budget was high at 2 million due to the satellite pickups in 16 locations on 5 continents, Luzan, Argentina; Marizell, Austria; Rio, Brazil; Quebec, Canada; Lourdes, France; Frankfurt, Germany; Bombay, India; Guadalupe, Mexico; Caacupe, Paraguay; Manila, Philippines; Fatima, Portugal; Dakar, Senegal; Zaragoza, Spain; Czestochowa, Poland; Knock, Ireland; and in the United States, Washington DC. All of which was cited and documented on the July 8, 1987 Congressional Record of the House of Representatives

In addition to the hundred plus cameras I had stationed around the globe, I arranged for the congregations (live on monitors) to greet the Holy Father, before and after reciting the rosary with him.

Then the problems began. The religious big shots told me I couldn’t place monitors by the Pope. I objected and told them that the Pope should decide. The next morning the Pope gave me his permission, overruling his big shots.

The insurance company (to cover the $2m) said that the Pope and I both had to take a physical. I took the physical and explained that the Pope wouldn’t. They backed down

Next, RAI television (a bunch of men in suits) said I couldn’t do the pickup from the Vatican. They claimed I was a one-timer and not welcomed. I left Rome determined not to give up.

So…I directed the show from London, England (thanks to the EBU) with the incoming feeds coming to me live from Rome. Strange but true.

The show went off without a hitch. The VCR and DVD are still available.

Another problem was that the church worked in centuries so back in ’86 I gave the Pope his first fax machine…as can be attested to by Archbishop John P. Foley.

Before leaving for Rome to do the show I stopped by Washington DC and had dinner with David Brinkley and others curious on how I could pull off such a complex live telecast.

I felt quite honored by the attention.

As I mentioned, a billion people saw the show, and afterwards the Pope invited my wife, and I back to the Vatican to thank us personally.

It was a delightful visit.

Then another strange thing happened.

After blessing us the Pope moved away but suddenly he backed up to give my wife a second blessing.

Joi, my wife converted to Catholicism but I think the Pope gave her a second blessing because she has to put up with someone like me.

That’s my recollection…… in a jumble.

Best Regards,

Tony

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Actor Tony Randall dies at 84

Actor Tony Randall dies at 84 05/18/2004 12:00 PM

CNN.com - Tony Randall dead at 84 - May
18, 2004

CNN.com - Tony Randall dead at 84 - May
18, 2004 05/19/2004 03:02 AM

Open Plea to Tony Perkins

Open Plea to Tony Perkins 11/11/2003 08:07 PM
BoingBoing has just picked up Brian Dear's blog post from last week on Tony Perkin's call for participation on a book on Google. Here BoingBoing: ...

'Spamalot' and 'Doubt' Win Tony Awards

'Spamalot' and 'Doubt' Win Tony Awards 06/06/2005 12:15 AM
"Monty Python's Spamalot" won a Tony Award for best musical, and "Doubt" won for Best Play.

Tony Soprano to Bush: Get out of my city

Tony Soprano to Bush: Get out of my city 09/01/2004 05:24 PM
From 30th Street and 8th Avenue in Manhattan streaming downtown, tens of thousands of union members joined a huge AFL-CIO Labor Day rally against George W. Bush. Featured were all the labor speakers you'd expect, including AFL-CIO head John Sweeney. A minister read the passage from Exodus about the burning bush, inspiring the crowd to chant: "Put Bush out."

Do you want to see a photo of Tony Danza
in the nude?

Do you want to see a photo of Tony Danza
in the nude? 04/16/2005 02:55 PM
Do you want to see a photo of Tony Danza in the nude? It's from when he was younger... and he's uncut. Ok, talk to you later.

'Avenue Q' wins Tony for best musical

'Avenue Q' wins Tony for best musical 06/07/2004 10:42 AM

Tony Clement - A New Leader for our New
Party

Tony Clement - A New Leader for our New
Party 01/22/2004 02:13 AM
WOULD-BE PRIME MINISTER .. Tony Clement’s

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'Spamalot,' 'Doubt' Win Top Tony Awards
(AP)

'Spamalot,' 'Doubt' Win Top Tony Awards
(AP) 06/06/2005 12:12 AM
AP - "Doubt," John Patrick Shanley's drama of suspicion and certainty set in a parochial school in the Bronx, was named best play Sunday as the 2005 Tonys celebrated the best of a busy Broadway theater season.

Congrats to Tony and Jesse and David

Congrats to Tony and Jesse and David 02/17/2004 01:30 AM

Always social. I just noticed that Tony Perkins' AlwaysOn has its own social networking service, called the AlwaysOn Zaibatsu.  It will be interesting to see if they can pull this off. 

AlwaysOn is trying to be a lot of things that are traditionally separate -- an advertiser-funded content site, a blog, and a community.  Will the members (many of whom are doubtless already on LinkedIn, Ryze, and Orkut) see AlwaysOn as their business networking "home" online?  And how will the site balance the interests of advertisers with the interests of members, if those things come into conflict?  Tony has a track record of pioneering new models based around tech-oriented content, so he's we'll suited to conduct the experiment. 
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Auction Involving Tony Bennett Goes Awry
(AP)

Auction Involving Tony Bennett Goes Awry
(AP) 07/02/2004 08:13 AM
AP - Johns Hopkins Medicine made a full refund to Gary Pusateri of Washington, who bid $15,000 at a charity auction, expecting to eat dinner with Tony Bennett.

Tony Perkins has invited you to
whitewash his fence

Tony Perkins has invited you to
whitewash his fence 11/11/2003 06:49 PM
Hilarious running commentary on an email that Red Herring founder Tony Perkins wrote to the readers of his Always On Blog about his forthcoming book on Google that he wants other people to research and write for him. (If Perkins can pull it off, good for him, I say.)

Writing a book is a very painful experience. And frankly, the only way I can pull this off under a tight deadline (I want it out before Google goes public), is to write it with AlwaysOn members. Writing a book is so painful, I find it easier if someone else does all the hard work. So I'm asking you, members of the AlwaysOn network, to give me all of your ideas.

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'Wicked' Dominates 2004 Tony Nominations

'Wicked' Dominates 2004 Tony Nominations 05/10/2004 08:37 AM

'Wicked' Leads Tony Award Nominations
(AP)

'Wicked' Leads Tony Award Nominations
(AP) 05/10/2004 08:46 AM
AP - "Wicked," a quirky and fantasy-filled musical about those folks who live along the Yellow Brick Road, picked up 10 Tony Award nominations Monday.
Grok Description matches for Tony Blair for President
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IM and Voicemail

IM and Voicemail 01/17/2004 11:18 PM

Asterisk Voicemail that reacts to my AIM status: Interesting article on how to use your AIM status to control your voicemail.

It occured to me that my computer already "knows" whether I'm in the office or not because my iChat status (aka my AOL Instant Messenger/AIM status, as they use the same IM network) is automatically set to "Away" if I'm idle, and "Available" when I return. As such, shouldn't my voicemail be able to reflect this — i.e. not bother ringing my phone if I'm not in the office?

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Skype voicemail

Skype voicemail 02/07/2005 01:52 AM

Er ic Rice is reporting on his Skype voicemail.

Yet when I go to the site - I can't find any mention of it. I'll have to go hang out with Eric at the Walnut Creek Pacific Coffee House and find out - what's up.

Maybe Eli Chapman will join us.

VoiceChat voicemail 0.0

VoiceChat voicemail 0.0 06/27/2004 09:40 AM
A peer to peer voicemail system.

Skype to offer Voicemail!

Skype to offer Voicemail! 01/05/2005 10:32 PM

Well they obviously have been listening to all of us asking for it. It will be rolled early this year and is in testing now. [eWeek]

SkypeIn and Skype Voicemail Beta

SkypeIn and Skype Voicemail Beta 04/18/2005 08:24 AM
Skype, the Global Internet Telephony Company, announced the public beta launch of SkypeIn and Skype Voicemail, two new premium services available in the latest download versions of Skype software for Linux, MAC OS X, Pocket PC and Windows platforms. SkypeIn provides an affordable, flexible alternative to costly mobile phone roaming charges with SkypeIn personal numbers. SkypeIn customers can receive inbound calls to their Skype client from ordinary fixed telephones or mobile phones while they travel worldwide, providing seamless interconnectivity without having to pay costly roaming charges. Skype Voicemail enables users to manage incoming voicemail messages, making their Skype usage more ubiquitous.

“Skype is setting new standards for modern communications by expanding premium services that extend Skype portability, mobility and ubiquity across a variety of platforms, including the traditional phone network,” said Niklas Zennström, Skype CEO and co-founder. “SkypeIn and Skype Voicemail enhance the basic free Skype and now allows friends, family and colleagues not connected to the Internet an inexpensive and convenient way to contact members of our global user base. With Skype’s new premium offerings, travellers will now be able to save thousands of dollars on roaming charges.”

The new premium offerings coincide with another major milestone for Skype: the 100 millionth download of the software as recorded today. Skype has now enabled more than 7 billion high-quality minutes of talk time for Skype users worldwide, further establishing Skype as the feature-rich communications choice of cost- and quality-conscious users.

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Voicemail, podcasting, cellphones,
cameras, etc

Voicemail, podcasting, cellphones,
cameras, etc 12/27/2004 04:59 AM

Adam has ideas about integrating voicemail and podcasting, and I've been having similar ideas about digital cameras and cellphones.

Here's a scenario. I'm hiking on a popular trail outside Sedona, taking pictures, of course. Since this trail is so popular, I pass about a dozen families, couples, solos, families with kids, families with dogs. Okay, as I pass them I can take their picture if they want me to. My camera connects through Bluetooth to their cellphone and transfers the pictures I take. Not sure about all the permissions, it's probably another panel on the Setup screen on my camera.

BTW, Nikon has a much more complex user interface than Apple's and it works a lot better. Same with my Nokia cellphone. All these devices are comparable. And the wifi capabilities these devices are all going to get soon will enable Bluetooth-like features, except without any limit on range. You can synch up with devices anywhere as long as they are accessible over the Internet.

Hey while we're at it I'd like my phone and camera to be bluetoothing the URL of my weblog to anyone nearby who cares.

Post-circuit-switched voicemail

Post-circuit-switched voicemail 11/01/2003 12:57 PM
Nice rant on how "circuit-switched" thinking is holding back advancement in telephony:

Assume a phone call requires an (extremely generous) 3Kb per second of audio. One hour of stored audio is about 10Mb of data. This is a pretty modest amount by the standards of modern flash memeory. Your mobile phone is perfectly capable of storing all your voicemail. The network is perfectly capable of transmitting the data in a sensible amount of time. Unlike email, most voicemail is listened to -- the amount of wasted download is small...

You should be able to listen to voicemails on your plane journey home. You should be able to reply to them on a store-and-forward basis, even when you're not connected to the network. And most of all, you shouldn't have to use a clunky telephony user interface to navigate a message queue. And you shouldn't be restricted to one device for accessing your own data.

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How to bypass voicemail hell and get a
live operator

How to bypass voicemail hell and get a
live operator 10/31/2003 09:37 PM
List of ways to get to a live operator for various banks, airlines, credit card companies, and support centers.

If you want to reach a live voice at Gateway, hit zero twice, but be prepared to wait on Hold for a little while.

For Hewlett-Packard say "agent" when you're first prompted to speak.

We found no magic bullet to bypass Dell, Apple, or IBM's automated voice menus.

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OpenWave Introduces Mobile Video
Voicemail

OpenWave Introduces Mobile Video
Voicemail 09/15/2004 01:31 PM
TechWeb Sep 15 2004 4:59PM GMT

Breaking into voicemail systems is a
‘trivial task’

Breaking into voicemail systems is a
‘trivial task’ 09/04/2004 06:57 AM

Admiral Online Introduces DictoMail
Voicemail to Text Translation Technology

Admiral Online Introduces DictoMail
Voicemail to Text Translation Technology 02/05/2005 09:23 PM
DictoMail converts voicemail messages into readable text for viewing on cellphones, smartphones, BlackBerrys, and desktop email systems. Service is available on a monthly subscription basis in the USA, Canada, and Puerto Rico. [PRWEB Feb 2, 2005]

News: Skype beta launches SkypeIn, Skype
Voicemail

News: Skype beta launches SkypeIn, Skype
Voicemail 04/15/2005 03:58 PM
Internet telephony company Skype on Friday announced the public beta launch of SkypeIn and Skype Voicemail. The two new premium services are available in the latest download versions of its software for Mac OS X and other platforms.

Tony Blair for President

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