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- OK, so I know I do work in a corporate enterprise (at least it is not-for-profit). But, yesterday and today were the first days where I had to deal with some bureaucracy that really made me say, in order, "ew", "ugh" |
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- I've begun reading The Quincunx by Charles Palliser. From the reviews I've read, it's a sprawling, complexly-woven tale , and... |
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- Wired News hits a new phenomenon square in the eyes: comment spam. I've had to turn comments off on some blogs because of this.... |
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- With Panther's launch date coming quickly (this Friday!), I thought it was a good time to remind you what to do before making a major OS update. It's a scary time for a lot of people, especially switchers who may never have done something of this scale to their Mac before. but, the grass is green on the other side--Panther really kicks. ((Previously posted by jonknee. |
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- Well, today has been a big day of change for the blog. Not only did I convert the DIV tags to tables, but totally changed the display, so it more closely matches the rest of the site. Along with some... |
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- [QUOTE][url="http://www. diamondtalk. com/forums/showthread. php? |
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- Does Bush cynically pander to extremists on the stem-cell issue? Michael Kinsley delivers a strong attack on George Bush's character using his opposition to stem-cell research as an example. Sure, people on the sane right, as I somewhat arrogantly call those who are conservative on security, big government and fiscal issues whil rejecting the far-right religious arguments, are rather uneasy about Bush's pandering to his religious right base when it comes to abortion and |
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- Good grief! An Icelandic ship captain named Sigurdur Petursson saw a 600 lb. shark swimming towards his crew while they were processing a catch. What does he do? He jumps into the shallow water, grabs the shark by its tail and drags into onto dry land! |
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- The British Foreign Office tonight advised against travel to Saudi Arabia amid fears that terrorists may soon be ready to launch attacks. |
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- ISPR måste lämna ifrån sig en del av tv-rättigheterna för svensk fotboll. Annars blir det ingen Royal League. - Jag är övertygad att vi löser det här, säger Lars-Åke Lagrell, ordförande i Svenska Fotbollförbundet. |
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- För första gången får Djurgården/Älvsjös fotbollsdamer samma förutsättningar som Djurgårdens herrlag. Men så står också ett SM-guld på spel. |
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- Robin Söderling spelade stor tennis i Kungliga hallen när han i raka set (6-4, 6-3) spelade bort Jonas Björkman i kvarten av Stockholm Open. Tunga servar var 19-åringens segervapen. |
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- Shuts down exploitable messenger setting ... 26 comments so far |
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- Japan researches human body network ... 41 comments so far |
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- Alex and Magu Appella are bringing book craft to highlands of Bolivia in a region with evidence of the earliest urban societies of the western hemisphere. |
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Oak Knoll (Oct 24 2003 23:54 GMT) - Oak Knoll maintains the largest database of books on books. A virtual library of real books about book studies and book production crafts. |
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- I have bought countless items from Fortunoff's. Everything they have is |
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- SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In their first meeting since the Oct. 7 recall election, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gray Davis said they have started a "great relationship" and would work closely before Schwarzenegger becomes governor next month. |
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- LOS ANGELES - Authorities ordered hundreds of residents of a Southern California community to evacuate Thursday as a wildfire threatened to cut off their only escape route. |
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- DIAMOND BAR, Calif. - State regulators approved an anti-smog plan Thursday designed to improve Southern California air quality by eliminating more than 1,200 tons of pollutants a day through stricter smog checks on cars and other measures. |
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- Man... what do you say to this team if you're their coach? What do their parents say? |
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Ka-BOOM!... (Oct 24 2003 23:53 GMT) - Jay Rosen fires both barrels: Liberal spin. Corporate spin. Texas spin. Zionist spin. |
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- William Powers' column today tackles some of the ironies of news coverage and consumption regarding Iraq. He opens this way: Ancient... |
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- "...Acer and Microsoft will join hands to boost the company’s Tablet PC sales in the five selected markets of Taiwan, China, Germany, Italy and Malaysia to over 20% within two years." "...Microsoft will increase R&D funding to US$6.8 billion next year from the US$5 billion earmarked for 2003. |
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- A former aide to Agriculture Commissioner Meg Scott Phipps testified Friday that her boss was well aware of the large cash payments coming into her campaign and knew about loan repayments made for a former rival. |
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- In Chapel Hill, police are already getting ready for the big Halloween party on Franklin Street. This year, Halloween is on a Friday and police expect more than 75,000 people will show up. |
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