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- I haven't done this one in a while so here it goes.. if you want to play.. put yours in the comments or trackback - just type the first thing that comes to mind when... |
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Validation. (Aug 09 2003 17:05 GMT) - Thanks (I think) to Scott of Pedantry, who links to this collection of online language tests. When I was majoring in Russian at Middlebury College, my particular clique used to refer to itself as “language jocks.” Here’ |
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- Hot and sticky. In a completely unrelated development, SO and self are now thinking about moving there. Belgian bureaucracy triumphs yet again. |
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- (US) Morley claimed to have ripped off a local drug dealer.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme3(55%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $stimulant(100%), $amphetamines(100%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $police_related_news(70%)] |
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- (US) Marijuana profits may 'fund terrorism' - The Washington Times: United Press International Marijuana profits may 'fund terrorism' For a long time the Moroccan authorities have turned a blind eye to the smuggling trade that accompanies cannabis cultivation, The London Daily Telegraph reported. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(70%), $propaganda_theme1(55%), $propaganda_theme2(70%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $cannabis(100%), $various_drugs(90%)] |
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- (US) Sloan said the school's investigation committee uncovered major violations regarding players getting paid and improper drug testing. [$drug_related(50%), $drugwar_propaganda(50%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $illegal_drugs(50%), $drugs(90%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(50%)] |
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- (US) Sloan said the school's investigation committee had uncovered major violations regarding players getting paid and improper drug testing. [$drug_related(50%), $drugwar_propaganda(50%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $illegal_drugs(50%), $drugs(90%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(50%)] |
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- Average wholesale prices for electricity were slightly down in July despite increases in demand and a slight contraction in supply. |
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- avoid double redirect for Düsseldorf |
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- This pretty much defies comment:Feral Chihuahuas. Sometimes, you can go months without synchronicity. Then it bites you on the ass. Bryant Park is a picturesque park in Midtown, behind the New York Public Library's main branch and the site of one of the better-known free Wi-Fi zone. |
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- EXTON, Pa. - The widow of Roy Campanella, the Hall of Fame catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, has decided to auction off her husband's three Most Valuable Player awards and other prized trophies in Chester County later this month. |
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- Funny, the Stuff That Sticks in Your Head The piece about the Afghan bodybuilders reminded me of something funny that... |
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- Ah, the last resort for story ideas. Alt-Tab, boss key of the new millin millei decade. If you thought playing games at work was a new phenomenon you'd be wrong. Even back in the DOS days, those people lucky enough to have a computer at their desk would take time out for a game of Hugo, or Commander Keen. But what do you do when the boss walks by? |
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- "H" Well, as many of you have feared, Candidia has finally wrested control of Wealth Bondage. To burnish her resume for a possible run for Governor in CA, she has brought in a Corporate Factotum, Phil Cubeta, to turn our Bordello into a Corporate Philanthropy Site: WB Philanthropy. There will be no bad language, no vulgarity, and spankings will be held of a minimum. All the best people on the Forbes 500 will be invited. |
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- >> (review) Thanks going out to Bran who forwarded an email she received from the site's creator David, and to Sugar for the reminder yesterday. |
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- Last night, not only did I and the REAL ULTIMATE POWER Crew get to see Hawaiian living legend Don Ho performing, live, in person, in the flesh, while drinking many bottles of cold champagne, but me and M2k and April... |
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- This is a table about Canada -- Northern Alberta Three to Five-Day Forecast |
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- This is a table about Canada -- Southern Ontario Three to Five-Day Forecast |
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- This is a table about Canada -- Eastern Ontario Three to Five-Day Forecast |
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- This is a table about Canada -- Southern Alberta Three to Five-Day Forecast |
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- This is a table about Canada -- Saskatchewan Three to Five-Day Forecast |
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- This is a table about Canada -- Manitoba Three to Five-Day Forecast |
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- This is a table about Australia -- South Australia Weather Update |
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- This is a table about Australia -- Queensland Weather Update |
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- This is a table about Australia -- Western Australia Weather Update |
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- This is a table about Australia -- Victoria Weather Update |
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- This is a table about Australia -- New South Wales Weather Update |
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- Max number of posts - that was supposed to be a configurable setting via the registry, but somehow became hard-coded. I'll make sure there's some way to change that for the next version. If it's a major show-stopper for you, contact me offline at support@newsgator.com.[posted by gregr] |
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- This is a table about Mixed Performance on Dairy Product Markets |
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- Pilot: I have a bomb in my shoe An Air France pilot was arrested after making a bomb threat joke on the JFK airport in New York. A plane with 350 passengers bound for Paris was delayed until a replacement pilot could be flown in. Port Authority spokeswoman Tiffany Townsend said the pilot was detained at a security checkpoint in the airport after making "comments that were deemed inappropriate". Law enforcement sources said the pilot had initially refused to pass through a metal detector at the checkpoint, and also declined to remove his shoes when asked to do so. |
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- Citizens for Justice and Peace |
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- August 9, 1471: Sixtus IV was elected pope. Sixtus took measures to repress heresy and created the Spanish Inquisition at the request of King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile. More: Christianity and Violence: |
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- Led by Gershom Salomon, a group known as the Temple Mount Faithful are hoping to place a symbolic cornerstone on the Temple Mount as a promise for rebuilding the Temple. They have been denied, but their desire and efforts... |
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- There have been a lot of complaints about the confirmation of the election of a gay bishop in the Episcopal Church. Many of those who are upset were also upset when the Episcopalians decided to allow women to become members... |
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- Women in America are getting too uppity, paying more attention to cultural norms instead of what God wants for them. And what does God want for them? Well, God makes it clear in the Bible that wives are supposed to... |
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- Those who have long believed that the effort to prevent gay marriages from being legalized has been motivated primarily by religious objections rather than philosophical concerns now have what amounts to an admission of just that. It comes from Marilyn... |
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- Recently Received: Identity in Democracy, by Amy Gutmann. The concept of "identity politics" has become much more recognizable in recent years, and Amy Gutmann attempts to examine "the good, the bad, and the ugly" of identity politics in America. One... |
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- 2000 - Alternative Country |
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- 1999 - Rock & Roll-Roots |
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- 1984 - Rock & Roll-Roots |
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- 1992 - Rock & Roll-Roots |
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- LabourStart headline - Source: NUPGE |
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