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Rene Hoornweg's Radio Weblog
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Dibdin ; of liever - ... (Aug 09 2003 17:58 GMT) - Dibdin ; of liever - Aurelio Zen, ken ik al geruime tijd. Dibdin schrijft goede en spannende boeken die zich in Italië afspelen. "Held" van het verhaal is de politiefunctionaris Aurelio Zen; |
Dancing with Dogs
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Rainy days and wintry nights (Aug 09 2003 17:57 GMT) - When the skies turn cloudy and Earth washes herself with rain, all Ican think of is you? Why is it that when I look out the window and see the flowers shake the cleansing rain out of their petals, all I feel is despair? Why do you still mean so... |
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Lyrical Backdrops (Aug 09 2003 17:56 GMT) - Reading this really nice explication (thanks, 2lmc) of Cornershop’s “Brimful of Asha” makes me realize two things: To enjoy a really well-written pop song, you needn’ |
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This Is Not My Beautiful Car (Aug 09 2003 17:56 GMT) - Full disclosure: a longtime family friend, Nathaniel Elem, is running against this person in the upcoming city council primary. Even if he weren’t running, I’d post it anyway, ‘ |
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Firewater (Aug 09 2003 17:56 GMT) - The first three Firewater albums didn’t really do it for me. Oh sure, I loved the concept — Tod A. (ex-Cop Shoot Cop) leads a post-everything indie band (including ex-Soul Coughing drum god Yuval Gabay) that bends boundaries, roping in influences from everything from punk to klezmer to show tunes, but the idea always seemed to beat the execution. |
charging the canvas
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"There will be no American Empire" French historian of empire who predicted Soviets' fall in 70s (Aug 09 2003 17:56 GMT) - "There will be no American Empire" French historian of empire who predicted Soviets' fall in 70s says US has been in decline for a decadeEmmanuel Todd: The US leadership doesn't know anymore where to turn. They know that they are monetarily dependant on the rest of the world, and they are afraid of becoming inconsequential. There are no more Nazis and Communists. While a demographic, democratic, and politically stabilizing world recognizes tthat it is increasingly less dependant on the US, A... |
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Why are intel agencies being blamed for not talking to one another pre-9/11, if shrubco eliminated t (Aug 09 2003 17:56 GMT) - Why are intel agencies being blamed for not talking to one another pre-9/11, if shrubco eliminated the inter-agency workgroups which fostered that interaction?In light of subsequent events, a single sentence is perhaps the most dramatic statement in the NSPD: "The existing system of Interagency Working Groups is abolished." The NSPD also abolished "other existing NSC interagency groups, ad hoc bodies, and executive committees," unless "specifically reestablished." Their reestablishment would... |
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Cheney's neocon network of operatives and flaks called culprit behind manufactured intel leading to (Aug 09 2003 17:56 GMT) - Cheney's neocon network of operatives and flaks called culprit behind manufactured intel leading to Iraq War, and now agitating against Iran [a]"What I saw was aberrant, pervasive and contrary to good order and discipline," Kwiatkowski wrote. "If one is seeking the answers to why peculiar bits of 'intelligence' found sanctity in a presidential speech, or why the post-Saddam [Hussein] occupation [of Iraq] has been distinguished by confusion and false steps, one need look no further than the pr... |
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Army considering using blimps against terroristsFrom thousands of feet up, STI's advanced optical se (Aug 09 2003 17:56 GMT) - Army considering using blimps against terroristsFrom thousands of feet up, STI's advanced optical sensor system can spot targets on the ground or deep under water and then track their movements, said Stephen Huett, ONR's project manager for the program. Huett envisions the blimps policing U.S. harbors to pinpoint terrorist divers, suspicious boats or other unusual activity. They also could provide increased surveillance at military bases or assist with border patrols, he said. |
Smart Mobs
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Howard Rheingold's photograph in BusinessWeek (Aug 09 2003 17:56 GMT) - As I mentioned yesterday in a comment to The Quest for the Next Big Thing, BusinessWeek published a photograph of Howard Rheingold. I don't want Smart Mobs pages to be slow to load, so here are the links to the images, for those of you who want to see them (and have fast xconnections): Howard's picture (621KB, about 10 seconds to load on my cable connection on a Saturday afternoon) and BusinessWeek's legend (210KB). |
Neil's World,
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More Participation (Aug 09 2003 17:55 GMT) - If you've not noticed already, there's now a 'Participation' category, since I've given in and decided to do the Friday Five every week due to the lack of interesting things to post about lately. (233 words) |
Rayne Today
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Build-A-Meme Project: Our needs ... (Aug 09 2003 17:55 GMT) - Build-A-Meme Project: Our needs Regardless of race, ethnicity, country of origin, gender, sexual orientation, we all have some fundamental needs from our prospective government. |
Wikipedia
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Representative money (Aug 09 2003 17:55 GMT) - moving text which apparently sparked dispute in [[commodity money]], editing, modern proposals |
Sentence & Solas
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IA Summit (Aug 09 2003 17:53 GMT) - This is exciting! The 2004 IA Summit will apparently be held in Austin! Dates are February 28-29. I'll have to set those aside. [via ia/ - information architecture news] |
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