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The parts they leave out (Oct 16 2003 23:53 GMT) - I've been watching a series on BBC-2 called "The Seven Industrial Wonders of the World". Tonight's episode was the story of the Hoover Dam which was built during the 'made in Washington DC' depression era of the 1930's. The Beeb did a mostly bang-up job and filled in much interesting detail on the harsh and dangerous condition the workers endured. They showed the Bosses versus the Union. The organizer and everyone with him got fired... |
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AIDS drugs slash death rates by 80 percent - study (Oct 16 2003 23:53 GMT) - But the research, reported in The Lancet medical journal, shows that injecting drug users are four times more likely to die of AIDS than men infected through sexual contact. Intravenous drug users are also more likely to have co-infections with other viruses, particularly hepatitis C. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $use_is_abuse(60%), $propaganda_theme4(60%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $propaganda_theme6(65%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(100%), $various_drugs(100%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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Court refuses medical pot case (Oct 16 2003 23:53 GMT) - (US) A ruling in favor of the federal government would have gutted nine state marijuana laws in Alaska.[$drug_related(100%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $cannabis(100%), $medical_cannabis(100%), $various_drugs(95%)] |
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Police closer to identifying skeletal remains (Oct 16 2003 23:53 GMT) - (US) Police speculated at the time that the disappearance might be drug-related and administered polygraph tests to several of his associates. [$drug_related(100%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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Bernstein encryption case dismissed (Oct 16 2003 23:53 GMT) - A US court has dismissed Daniel Bernstein's appeal against ITAR export restrictions of encryption software. Bernstein had been in a good position to win the case on first amendment grounds, until the government announced it had no intention of enforcing the law. This means no decision will be made on the constitutionality of the restrictions, and a bad law remains on the books. This inconclusive ending of the Bernstein case is a consequence of the government's policy in cases... |
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Build a Web Services from a Java class (Oct 16 2003 23:53 GMT) - Anonymous Reader writes "Here's an easy way to build your first Web Service. This tutorial delves into the subject of RPC-style Web services with Java programming and XML, and how to use them with the free WSDK download for Web services V5.1. It shows you how to write Web service implementations, and how to build and deploy them with the WSDK, as well as describe how to create clients to invoke them. Ant build scripts are provided to make building and deploying the example applications easier and more reliable. |
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Sinatra -- His Voice, His World, His Way (Oct 16 2003 23:52 GMT) - Music Reviews: When Frank Sinatra walked out onto the stage at the Radio City Music Hall in 1990, he needed nothing more than the accompaniment of a great orchestra and conductor; a reliable sound system; and lighting design that framed him tastefully. Now, he's back on a huge screen, accompanied by fireworks, chorus girls, a choir and special effects. |
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Pari opportunità (Oct 16 2003 23:52 GMT) - Clicca qui o sull'icona a fiancoper visualizzarel'immagine idiota di oggi.... |
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Raiding the Lost Archives (Oct 16 2003 23:52 GMT) - The new weblog manager handles archives in a different manner from the old one. Most links from search engines and other sites will get a "file not found" error on the new site. Here's a quick guide to translating old links to the new format. |
Mac Net Journal
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An iPod as an audio organizer? (Oct 16 2003 23:51 GMT) - The shortcoming of an iPod as an organizer before now was that there was no way to input new information while you were on the road. Now with audio input, that is possible. |
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Zware week verzwakte jubilerende paus (Oct 16 2003 23:51 GMT) - "Je ziet dat hij fysiek aan het einde van zijn krachten is. Hij is oud, maar niet uitgeblust. Zijn ogen zijn nog helder en levendig, maar ik geef toe dat dit het begin van het einde is." Dat zei kardinaal Simonis, die in Rome het zilveren jubileum van de paus bijwoont. |
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Mozilla Releases Abound (Oct 16 2003 23:51 GMT) - Lewt writes "Mozilla has released version 1.5 of its browser. Also the Firebird project released 0.7 and Thunderbird (Email) has released version 0.3. |
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Ferry Disaster Investigation Focuses on Pilot (Oct 16 2003 23:51 GMT) - The focus of the investigation remains the pilot, Assistant Captain Richard Smith. Did he black out? Did he fall asleep? What's his history on the job? The Eyewitness News Investigators' Jim Hoffer has spent this day looking into the pilot and the accident. |
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