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Fall back (Oct 29 2003 02:59 GMT) - So, I think I'm being affected by the fact that it's dark at 4:45 now... I fell asleep at 9... |
Greenpeace Magazin Tagesthemen
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USA: Pizza und Pommes für Babys (Oct 29 2003 02:59 GMT) - Babys und Kleinkinder in den USA ernähren sich mit Pizza, Pommes Frites und zuckerhaltigen Getränken bereits genauso ungesund wie viele Eltern. Das ergab eine im Bundesstaat Texas vorgestellte Studie des Babynahrungsherstellers Gerber. Danach essen fast zwei Drittel der Kinder unter einem Jahr mindestens einmal täglich Bonbons oder süße Nachspeisen. Etwa ... |
One Maven
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Idle Idol Ideas (Oct 29 2003 02:59 GMT) - Every once in a while, I have an idea which I know is pretty good. For the most part, I never follow through. Most of the time this is a good thing. The ideas I have are better brought to... |
Whiskey Bar
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A Milestone, of Sorts (Oct 29 2003 02:59 GMT) - This deserves at least a brief mention: Postwar deaths pass numbers during major combat in Iraq More U.S. soldiers have died in combat in Iraq since May 1, when President Bush declared an end to major combat operations, than died... |
Meerkat: An Open Wire Service
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The inter-personal information manager (iPim) (Oct 29 2003 02:59 GMT) - With 40% of the online population now having always-on, broadband connections, new types of tools are needed for consumers to better manage the online information that flows through such connections. This blog discusses the attributes of one such tool, which I call an inter-personal information manager, or iPim for short. |
One Maven
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Civil Procedure Pass (Oct 29 2003 02:58 GMT) - Just like last year, everybody passed the civil procedure midterm given by my professor. You would think this was expected, but a surprising number of people sighed a collective relief when they realized they weren't the first to fail in... |
The Three R's
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Deutsch Country Days (Oct 29 2003 02:55 GMT) - I have finally uploaded all the pics from the craft days. The URL for the photo gallery has not changed but all login information was lost when the database corrupted. I switched back to Gallery software so you must reregister.... |
No War Blog
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A Willful Ignorance (Oct 29 2003 02:55 GMT) - I always like Paul Krugman's analysis. While he is logical and methodical in his thinking, he never pulls punches. He is not ashamed of his viewpoint, unlike other pundits who always try to show how balanced they are. And he's never afraid to follow his analyses to their logical conclusion, no matter how uncomfortable those conclusions may be. This article... |
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Rorty and Weinberger The typical ... (Oct 29 2003 02:54 GMT) - Rorty and Weinberger The typical reader of Heidegger and Derrida views the hard sciences as handmaidens of technological progress, rather than as providing windows through which to glimpse reality unveiled. Such a reader will agree with Kierkegaard and Nietzsche that Plato and Aristotle were mistaken in thinking that the pursuit of objective truth is the most worthwhile, and the most distinctively human, activity of which we are capable. Most such readers will agree with Nietzsche that what the Greek philosophers missed was the priority of art and literature to science and mathematics |
spike
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ahhh... relaxation... for a few minutes... (Oct 29 2003 02:54 GMT) - i had a nice massage tonite after work. which was relaxing...and then my eyelid started twitching a bit at a stoplight as i was driving to get the new version of osx.so yeah. the relaxation needs to last a bit longer than 15 minutes i think. |
Pitt Sports Blather -- Rantings on the Panthers
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Let the Beatings Begin (Oct 29 2003 02:52 GMT) - From Morgantown West Virginia University will discipline at least 40 students who took part in the mayhem following the Mountaineers' upset of then-No. 3 Virginia Tech, school officials said Tuesday. After the victory on Oct. 22, students poured on |
Axis of Greeblie
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When To Let Go (Oct 29 2003 02:52 GMT) - Great article over at Slate: When Should You Put Your Dog Down? - How to make a decision you never want to make. By Jon Katz. It's about how some people can't let their pets go because it hurts so much. |
Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com
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Supercomputers Can't Predict Wildfires (Oct 29 2003 02:52 GMT) - Frustrated scientists carry an extra burden as they watch wildfires torch southern California: Days ago, their instruments told them this destruction would happen. But once the fires ignited, their computers could not forecast where or how long the fires would burn, or suggest where fire crews might contain their spread. |
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