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- Some people in the Triangle who saw bright lights in the sky thought they were witnessing a UFO, but scientists assure the public that it was just a meteor shower. |
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- West Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated says its third quarter net income rose 12 percent. That's despite expenses from the January 29th fire that destroyed its Kinston plant and killed six people. |
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- Federal grants worth $10 million will create 2,000 temporary jobs to help clean up the mess left by Hurricane Isabel, U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao said Tuesday. |
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- Matsui goes the other way through the shortstop hole to single in Jeter with the 2nd Yankees run of the game, and a 2-1 lead. Jeter has scored both runs. Another big hit for Matsui, and his 11th RBI in... |
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- There are problems with the Cincom network right now - apparently, there are some virus infected systems inside the firewall, and they are flooding the network with packets - which is why access to the site is spotty right now. It will likely stay that way until business hours in Cincinnati. |
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- WSJ.com - What Would Adam Smith Say? I know, I'm a heretic. Many people ask "What would Jesus do?", but I ask Adam Smith. |
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- A 16-year-old Lomira High School football player died Tuesday afternoon after collapsing on the field near the end of his team's game Saturday in Fond du Lac. |
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- [center][img]http://www. phonescoop. com/img/news/avox_9900_2. jpg[/img][/center] Verizon Wireless may decide on carrying this phone when it is released before the end of this year. |
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- The Indian Cabinet on Wednesday authorized the deputy prime minister to hold talks with Kashmiri separatists in the first high-level contact between the secessionist leaders and the government. |
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- From GUNED.COM-- The alleged terrorists on this list have been indicted by sitting Federal Grand Juries in various jurisdictions in the United States for the crimes reflected on their wanted posters. Evidence was gathered and presented to the Grand Juries, which led to their being charged. The indictments currently listed on the posters allow them to be arrested and brought to justice. Future indictments may be handed down as various investigations proceed in connection to other terrorist incidents, for example, the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. |
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- From GUNED.COM-- Roll over the numerals on the map to get the name, place and date of each terrorist attack. Click on the numeral to go to the description. Below, use the pull down menus to access information on various groups, individuals, and state sponsors involved in terrorism. |
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- From GUNED.COM-- Who decides when the Doomsday Clock should move, and what factors go into that decision? The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has told the world what time it is since 1947, when its famous clock appeared on the cover. Since then, the clock has moved forward and back, reflecting the state of international security. |
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- Jeff Jarvis lists ways weblogs can be useful to professional reporters. [Scripting News] |
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- I got done with my Lit final in fifteen minutes or less -- I did the final, turned it in, hit the ladies' room, and turned in my book for $28.50, and then it was only 11:19. I came home and did random stuff, and kept reading on Shadow of the Lion (L*ck*y & Flint, pre-Crowley so it's not as bad as it could be). UPS delivered the package for LF from Dawn. |
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- Imaging Resource has the info on the new Sony DSC-U40, Sony's latest itty bitty sleek camera. I think that Sony is missing the point a little bit here. |
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- Trevor Bechtel's wife has started a blog with her second grade class. They are asking questions about eating animals. This blog is both sweet and really interesting.... |
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- While I'm decompressing, here's a small (but timely) update to the Blogs around the World project. All three of these blogs are based in countries currently much in the news. Based in Malaysia is RajanR.com, which has several comments on... |
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- Im Rahmen der Weltfriedenskonferenz werden heute in Hamburg die World Awards verliehen. Auf einer großen Gala zeichnet Friedensnobelpreisträger Michail Gorbatschow Menschen aus, die sich für eine bessere, friedlichere Welt eingesetzt haben. |
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Gullibility (Oct 22 2003 04:51 GMT) - The mullahs of Iran have agreed to "suspend" their nuclear weapons program after talks with western European foreign ministers. It now remains to be seen if the promise will be kept, and if the suspension will become a cancellation. "If" is the key word, though, for the White House: If Iran follows through with its promises, it "would be a positive step in the right direction," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said. "Full compliance by Iran will now be essential. |
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- German thrashers Dew Scented have made the following announcement on their official site: "Hi everybody... So what's happening? First of all, thanks a lot for the great feedback on our new album "Impact". It's great to hear that you don't seem ... |
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- Karin Taylor In her Playboy video, Karin Taylor is seen swimming in a pool through windows looking into the water. The bikini top comes off quickly and in a blink of an eye she is completely nude. There follows some... |
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- Microsoft is introducing the latest version of its office software suite with a $150 million marketing campaign. [New York Times: Technology] The MS cash cow. The monopoly is not just Windows. Mac users often feel they need to buy Office because, for example, idiots send out memos as Word email attachments. |
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- Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. |
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- On Thursday, October 23, join an online Q&A with your peers and Sun experts to find out how Sun's Java(tm) System Application Server 7 helps ensure high availability with its session state persistence data store. Topics discussed during the online chat will include: * Achieving less than 5 minutes of downtime in a year * Scalability of session state persistance * Features of the new version of the Java System Application Server * Migrating to the new version of the Java System Application Server To sign up: http: |
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- Mass Appeal- As I lamented yesterday, it is tough to discover a favorite piece having been just one in an edition. (Even though yesterday's was really a historic referent.) Potters of the Leachean tradition understand the importance of working on a series of 'identical' pots. However, there is, I think, another consideration that I would like to speak of. |
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- Right after Matsui hit the go ahead single, I had to head to the office. So I missed the scoring in the 9th. Yanks win! |
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- Further to our comments about the BBC's poor coverage of the Abdullah - Musharef meeting, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have concluded a nuclear pact: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan and Saudi... |
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- The main reason for the Cigar Taste Test conducted last tuesday night was to evaluate a certain cigar. The event was a success with about 14 participants attending in the Taste Test. We were given two unbanded cigars to test.... |
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- [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] - "Microsoft is making a concerted attempt to persuade Oxford University to switch from its all-Linux infrastructure to an all-Vole back end..."... |
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- [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] - line56 Oct 21 2003 11:38PM ET... |
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- The rapid evolution and adoption of the MTBlacklist plug-in is a surprise to no one. Comments have been sitting there with scads of exploit potential the moment the first decent looking woman (who could type AND owned a digital camera)... |
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- A Windows XP feature forces consumers to use Internet Explorer to purchase music online, even if they specify that they prefer a competitor's browser. The feature also steers users to a Microsoft-owned website. The DOJ and 19 attorneys general are not amused. [Wired News] |
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- Gunfighter writes "In an apparent attempt to quelch the amount of incoming spam, AT&T has asked their customers, partners, and business clients to provide ... |
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- CDU-Chefin Merkel will über ein Vorziehen der Steuerreform derzeit nicht entscheiden. Erst müssten die finanziellen Auswirkungen der anderen Reformvorhaben im Vermittlungsausschuss geklärt seien, sagte Merkel der "Financial Times Deutschland". Eine Pumpfinanzierung lehnt sie ab. |
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- A deadly doom evening has been lined up on November 15th in Langenzenn (30 km west of Nürnberg). The show will feature Mirror of Deception, Dead Heart Bleeding, Well of Souls, and Condemned to Suffer. Doors are at 7pm (18 Uhr) and the show starts a... |
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- Apple crosses over to the PC world with an iTunes music-sharing program for Windows. Katie Dean gives the new software an audition. [Wired News] |
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- Arts Minister, Estelle Morris, has set out details of the first seven projects to be commissioned under the new government arts and education initiative, Culture Online. |
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- The most radical package yet to help teachers buy family homes in London has been announced by the Education and Skills Secretary, Charles Clarke. |
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- Young children whose parents are involved in their learning have better language skills and are more numerate than their peers, according to new research. |
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- The Scottish Screen Archive has opened up online access to its archive of film footage of life in Scotland. |
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- Greyfriars Exhibition Centre in Lincoln is working in partnership with Lincoln Cathedral to offer a full day cross-curricular workshop to Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 pupils on the topic of festivals. |
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