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- Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) chastised Congress for its wasteful behavior in passing the fiscal 2004 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act. The bill, signed into law today, included extraneous spending provisions in the fiscal 2003 emergency supplemental ... |
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- The Friends of The New Criterion, a group founded in 2000 to help promote the ideals and interests of The New Criterion, met yesterday at the Grolier Club in New York City for an evening with Kenneth Minogue, who spoke on "Politics and the Moral Life." It |
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- Mas que nada - necesitamos tu! Esperamos a companeros los mas duro o sin miedo de la ley. Pero si necesitamos cualquier persona quien quiere ayudar... - indymedia.org: |
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- Equality Now, which works to protect the rights of women and girls, launched a campaign in 1996 to bring about prosecution of all U.S.-based sex ... - indymedia.org: |
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- For this year's World Heart Day (28 September), the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the result of the largest-ever worldwide collaboration to study heart disease, the MONICA (MONItoring CArdiovascular disease) Monograph and Multimedia Sourcebook. World Heart Day 2003 theme is "Women, heart disease and stroke". WHO's press release. For more information on the MONICA Monograph and Multimedia Sourcebook, click here. |
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- The Association Internationale de la Mutualité (AIM) organises a Conference in Ljubljana on 7 November 2003, the title is: "Health care and mobility in an enlarged Europe" |
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- The Summer 2003 issue of the 'Eurohealth' newsletter includes an Editorial co-writen by Tamsin Rose, EPHA's General Secretary (see attached document). 'Eurohealth' is a joint publication of the European Observatory on Health Care Systems and LSE Health & Social Care. In this editorial, the authors analyse the achievements of the Convention regarding public health. |
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- A conference "for a European drug policy", hosted by the Greens / European Free Alliance (EFA) group at the European Parliament on 17th September 2003 , was attended by EPHA staff. This conference was organised by Alima Boumedienne-Thiery MEP. The objective of this conference was to support the participation of civil society in the definition and promotion of a European drug policy. The conference was divided into two main themes. The first explored current experience and the need (... |
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- New research published in September 2003 suggests a link between chronic stress and obesity. Prof. Mary F. Dallman (University of California, San Francisco) published her findings in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Tests on rats suggest that high-fat and high-carbohydrate foods inhibit the release of stress hormones. |
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- Friday 31st October 2003 Get ready to get down and dirty as Got Funk? celebrates the launch of its summer season with Play It Rough. The crew will be joined by the melbourne underground's finest local players and choice rising-stars DJs // Ransom // Dj Ides vs Mc Wasp and Dr Sponk // Pixleton // Shane Ford // Nick Coleman // Hanh // Rsk // Tickets: damage $10 general entry, tickets on sale at the door |
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- Brad DeLong raises an important question: Why has the CIA decided to go nuclear on the Wilsongate story? The top echelons of the CIA have, by their leaks over the weekend, left themselves with no place to retreat if the... |
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Honoria (Sep 30 2003 23:20 GMT) - VfD |
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- added definition of gores, grants, purchases, and townships |
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- added definition of gores, grants, purchases, and townships |
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- An article in Forbes provides a short sighted view of the changes currently happening in the consumer VoIP market. Apparently FWD (Free World Dialup) has been around for 10 months and until a month ago I'd never heard of it.... |
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And now... (Sep 30 2003 23:19 GMT) - What about this: why when I use an apostrophe does it sometimes cme out like this: It[base']s HELP!!! Thanks! |
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- Tropical Storm Kate weakens in the Atlantic. Miami Herald Sep 30 2003 5:18PM ET |
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- Trolling for $1.4 million. Red Wing Republican Eagle Sep 30 2003 5:13PM ET |
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- Township to install warning signs at 'dangerous spot'. West Frankfort Daily American Sep 30 2003 5:09PM ET |
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- Montrose -- an example for other cities to follow. Daily Democrat Sep 30 2003 4:59PM ET |
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- Events to benefit animals group, Anaheim library. Orange County Register Sep 30 2003 3:34PM ET |
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- When visiting the lake. Orange County Register Sep 30 2003 3:34PM ET |
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- Juan hits Canadian coast. Port Clinton News Herald Sep 30 2003 3:13PM ET |
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- Tyngsboro board briefed on ways to reduce lake weeds. Lowell Sun Sep 30 2003 3:10PM ET |
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- Artist presents ideas for riverfront sculptures. Mitchell County Press-News Sep 30 2003 3:05PM ET |
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- Beach park renovation set. Hawaii Tribune-Herald Sep 30 2003 2:49PM ET |
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- Dredging project drains patience. The Sun News Sep 30 2003 2:31PM ET |
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- Fish traps destroying aquatic mammal population. Bangkok Post Sep 30 2003 2:30PM ET |
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- Festivals show what's at stake. Gloucester Daily Times Sep 30 2003 2:29PM ET |
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- Police monitoring red light runners on Main Street Bridge. First Coast News Sep 30 2003 2:20PM ET |
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- Cause of minke whale deaths sought. Cape Cod Online Sep 30 2003 1:27PM ET |
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- Israeli soldiers sometimes fire live ammunition at Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip because of a shortage of non-lethal weapons, according to a state comptroller's report released Tuesday. |
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- Its been a slow, slow day today. In light of the fact I have nothing to post about, I thought I would share another reason men shouldn't babysit. :D |
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- Its been a slow, slow day today. In light of the fact I have nothing to post about, I thought I would share another reason men shouldn't babysit. :D |
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- (Yardsticks for Lunatiks) So a wise man once said: "Sometimes you eat the bear? and sometimes? well? the bear eats you? |
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- As role models, the current stars are a total failure. By Richard Cohen (Washington Post via MyAppleMenu Reader) |
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- The Mexican government on Tuesday cheered the end of a U.S. pilot program that deported migrants hundreds of miles from where they crossed the border in an effort to discourage them from trying again. The Mexican government said its diplomatic protests were responsible for ending the program. |
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- I just got this from the ACLU - read over it and if you agree this is an important issue, please click on the link and send a fax to your Senators: In reaction to a strong financial privacy law... |
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Fat Gene? (Sep 30 2003 23:17 GMT) - Reuters: "Icelandic researchers said on Tuesday they had found a gene that in different versions determines whether people are predisposed to being obese or thin. Icelandic biotechnology company deCODE genetics Inc says it has isolated a specific gene which, in... |
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finished (Sep 30 2003 23:17 GMT) - Cause of Death, by Patricia Cornwell.... |
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