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- One of the neat things about economics is that you get to apply economic models of behavior to seemingly-inappropriate situations, often with hilarious results. To wit, Jeff Grogger "An Economic Model Of Recent Trends in Violence" in Blumstein and Wallman... |
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- From CandyDirect: 5 lbs. for $24.95 Might be fun to give out just for the "I haven't seen these in years!" comments from all the parents. |
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- A new report from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says one in three American children born in 2000 are on the road to type 2 diabetes.... |
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- Several hours after posting a news release about the Cygnus lawsuit against GlucoWatch partner Sanyko Pharma, I received this press release from Sanyko's PR agency.... |
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- The GlucoWatch product line may have suffered a setback this week when device manufacturer Cygnus, Inc. announced a $450 million plus lawsuit against marketing and distribution partner Sanyko Pharma.... |
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- The New Yorker: Fact In two visits to the bridge, I spent an hour and a half on the walkway and never saw a patrolman. Perhaps, on camera, I didn’t exhibit troubling behavior. The monitors look for people standing alone near the railing, and pay particular attention if they’ve left a backpack, a briefcase, or a wallet on the ground beside them. Kevin Briggs, a friendly, sandy-haired motorcycle patrolman, has a knack for spotting jumpers and talking them back from the edge; |
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- A Flash Animation of Tom Lehrer's "The Elements" (via Tim McMahon the Big Brother, not affiliated in any way with Tim McMahon the sales consultant) |
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Apple geek (Oct 08 2003 13:59 GMT) - You know you’re a Mac geek when you see Apple’s web site, which has the announced arrival of Mac OS... |
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Apple geek (Oct 08 2003 13:59 GMT) - You know you’re a Mac geek when you see Apple’s web site, which has the announced arrival of Mac OS... |
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- Lighten up, people, LIGHTEN UP... - www.indymedia.org:8080 |
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- [source, source, source]Planning bias. Again and again, critics charge the government with having no plan or strategy. Whenever the Pentagon... |
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RECALLED (Oct 08 2003 13:58 GMT) - Well, as everyone knows by now, as Governor if he is recalled: - Statewide" href="http://vote2003. ss. ca. |
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- Most recent daily statistics ( 5 Oct 2003): Download count: 1 |
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- Public mailing lists: gpu-world |
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- Public discussion forums: Help, Developers, Open Discussion |
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- Tracker description: Bug Tracking System |
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- Tracker description: Tech Support Tracking System |
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- Tracker description: Patch Tracking System |
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- Tracker description: Feature Request Tracking System |
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- Most recent daily statistics ( 5 Oct 2003): Commit count: 0; Add count: 0 [Web-based access to repository] |
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- Project description: GPU is a Gnutella client for sharing files and CPU-resources. Our objective is to develop a robust framework for distributed computing on a peer-to-peer grid. We hope to support peaceful, open and free research and to build a cheap supercomputer. |
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- Project administrators: dangermaus, seeschloss |
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- Most recent daily statistics ( 5 Oct 2003): Ranking: 5352, Activity percentile: 60.25%, |
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- Iraq Council Seeks Compromise with U.S. on Turkey Iraq's Governing Council said on Wednesday it was trying to find a compromise to end a dispute with the U.S.-led administration over the deployment of Turkish troops to help occupying forces stabilize the country. |
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- Support the Mother Jones Investigative Fund As a non-profit, the Foundation for National Progress relies on tax-deductible donations from readers like you. Your gifts allow us to continue to sustain Mother Jones in its effort to create a more just and democratic society. Keep your MoJo working! Make a donation today. |
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- I would have loved to come up with another new and interesting way to present the Carnival, but my brain cells have been a little too fried owing to overuse at work. So instead of making excuses, I will just get right to the entries and present them in the... |
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- Colombia rebels offer kidnap deal The Colombian guerrilla group holding seven foreign tourists hostage has said it is prepared to exchange them for rebels held in prison. |
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- ...Halo. I have a GameBlock and a PS2, but Xbox's marquee game has always kept the thought in the back of my head, *I can't stand Microsoft, but buying just one Xbox isn't going to help them that much is... |
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- Oct. 8 - Californians banished Gov. Gray Davis just 11 months into his second term and overwhelmingly elected action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger to replace him Tuesday. |
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- Oct. 8 - A human foot was found inside a work boot that was picked up as part of a cleanup of the banks of the Connecticut River. |
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- Oct. 8 - Parents say that mold is making their children sick at an elementary school in West Caldwell, N.J. |
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- Ian Bullock, EDP Business: Women admit to thinking about sex during boring meetings, while men focus on how to beat their business rivals, according to a new survey. The poll of wandering thoughts of delegates was conducted for National Meetings Week, which runs until Friday.... |
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- Every couple needs a soap opera. I'm serious. Every couple. A daily hour of television... |
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- US Scientists Peter Agre and Roderick MacKinnon Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry Peter Agre and Roderick MacKinnon are being honored... |
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- Israel dismisses threat of Syrian retaliation Israel dismissed a threat by Syria's ambassador to Spain on Wednesday that Syria would retaliate militarily against Israel if the Jewish state carried out more attacks on Syrian territory. |
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- I often compose my posts in my mind long before I write them. Ok, not all of them, but most. This morning I was thinking about happiness, and how so many people never seem satisfied. (By so many people I mean me. Just so we are clear. |
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- I often compose my posts in my mind long before I write them. Ok, not all of them, but most. This morning I was thinking about happiness, and how so many people never seem satisfied. (By so many people I mean me. Just so we are clear. |
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- Marks and Spencer scraps plans to automatically replace its store card with a credit card following action by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). |
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- Illusionist Derren Brown refuses to say whether he used live bullets in his TV Russian roulette stunt. |
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- Nigeria's FA picks former England captain Bryan Robson to manage the Super Eagles at the Nations Cup finals. |
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- Jonah Goldberg Conservatives have gotten a lot of grief these days from various corners for trying to defend President Bush... |
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- Hello DT. I need your help with a problem. |
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