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In This Issue     Feature: Defining Perfection in Human/Computer Interaction   Quotes of the Week   Takeout Window   Apple Stock Over Recent Terms   Upgrades   The Real Story of Nortel Chinese Mercantilist Carnage? The Truth About Wireless Data Speeds The Unseen Revolution: Domain Name Address Space   Ethermail   In Case You Missed It... Members Making News   Upcoming SNS Events & Media Links   In Other House News   New Members' Welcome How to Subscribe May I Share This Newsletter? About SNS About the Publisher Where's Mark?

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The SNS Favorite Book Selection of the Week: Existence, by David Brin (Tor Books).

 

 

 

 

 

We're proud to announce a new FiRe Film Team whose goals include establishing a network that will enable documentary filmmakers to build an audience, raise funds, and distribute their works. We hope that this community will grow and deliver ever-increasing value to the documentary filmmakers identified each year as "FiRe Films" by Strategic News Service. Learn more about:

 

FiRe X's Feature Film, Chasing Ice: http://chasingice.com/

FiRe X's Adopted Film, Midway, now on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/midwayfilm/join-the-midway-film-project

 

 

 

 

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          Why I Sold My Apple Stock

 

In a number of issues in the last few months, I have suggested that Apple would be a Sell. I thought (and still think) that the stock would continue to rise for up to two years after Steve's death, but that selling was now a When rather than an If. For me, that When came about three weeks ago just before the last big Dow decline.