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IDEA(International Data Encryption Algorithm) A secret key cryptography method that uses a 128-bit key. Introduced in 1992, its European patent is held by Ascom-Tech AG, Solothurn, Switzerland. Written by Xuejia Lai and James Massey, it uses the block cipher method that breaks the text into 64-bit blocks before encrypting them. See PGP. idea 1. Philosophy a. a private mental object, regarded as the immediate object of thought or perception b. a Platonic Idea or Form 2. Music a thematic phrase or figure; motif idea [ī′dēยทə] (psychology) A mental impression or thought. An experience or thought not directly due to an external sensory stimulation.
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Initially known for his work as musical director for Ruben Blades' 1980s backup group Seis del Solar, he also came to wide attention as composer of the musical theme for HBO's ``Sex and the City. At 10:30, Elisabeth Platel, herself a much-admired former etoile, dressed in high heels and an elegant black suit, comes onstage to welcome the audience and to announce that Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty has been chosen as this year's musical theme. Great pen and ink drawings collected into a 'zinc, some seemingly random/drawn from sketchbook pages, others more direct, such as his tribute to Divine, his work with a musical theme, and the pointedly asked, "What's so trippy, hippie? |
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