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- ALTERNATE HISTORY: Donald Sensing says that Parisian taxicabs wrecked the world, and Geitner Simmons collects some reactions. And scroll around on both blogs for lots of other interesting posts.... |
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- It's the birthday of James Boswell, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (1740). He is best known as the author of Life of Johnson (1791), a biography of Dr. Samuel Johnson, which is considered by many people to be the greatest biography ever written in English. |
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Ouch (Oct 29 2003 17:35 GMT) - I’ve messed up my shoulder a bit, probably by sweeping improperly. So I’ve been cutting down on the computer use... |
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Ouch (Oct 29 2003 17:35 GMT) - I’ve messed up my shoulder a bit, probably by sweeping improperly. So I’ve been cutting down on the computer use... |
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- Alright all of you bleeding edge upgraders out there - the folks at PHP.net have released the latest release candidate for PHP - PHP 4.3.4RC3. |
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Triplets (Oct 29 2003 17:35 GMT) - Some more funky street designs from Shibuya.... |
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- Standing behind a gentleman at the Whole Foods on Seventh Ave. His transaction is taking longer than normal. He's a... |
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- Apple has updated its Hot Deals Web site with the latest offerings from Publishing Perfection, MacWarehouse, ClubMac, and J&R... |
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- Oct. 23 - Thanks to medical technology, aortic aneurysms can be fixed with a minimally invasive treatment. |
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- Oct. 27 - The infection targets athletes because they tend to have more skin-to-skin contact, but it can really tackle anyone. |
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- Oct. 28 - An experimental device is proving very successful at breaking up clots in some stroke patients. |
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- Oct. 29 - A three-year study showed mixing the prescription drug Aricept with Vitamin E can help people hold onto their memories. |
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- Oct. 22 - A new medical study shows that stress contributes to high blood pressure, even in young adults. |
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- Neste sábado, dia 1º de novembro, tem convidado especial no Bar do Juarez [http://www. samba-choro. com. br/casas/152 ] : |
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- Nesta sexta (31), Ernesto Pires recebe Agenor de Oliveira no Sacrilégio [http://www. samba-choro. com. br/casas/245 ] . |
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- Quem costuma viajar para a Região Serrana já tem um novo local para ouvir choro. É o recém-inaugurado Café Brasil, que fica em São Pedro da Serra (Nova Friburgo). A casa terá roda de choro todos os domingos com o conjunto Panela di Barro, o mesmo ... |
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- The last of four people convicted of stealing moon rocks from a NASA safe and trying to sell them was sentenced Wednesday to more than eight years in federal prison. |
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- I can't remember where I found this, but here are some results from a technical writer survey. I'm not crazy about how they're presented. In fact, the questions are kind of naff. Still, I was a little surprised to see... |
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- please visit my new site! The online store and gallery is now located at www.robertaubin.com. All photography links on previous... |
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- Land invasions: has Bolivia caught Brazil Disease?In a country as chock-full of peasants as Bolivia, what is euphemistically referred to as land reform is bound to be to the fore in times of crisis.The first reforms of substance took place following the revolution of 1952 [1]: with the exception of intensively farmed land in lowland Santa Cruz department, the haciendas were confiscated and given over to the peasants. |
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- Bolivia: more useful sourcesThe sort of moronic cartoon commentary in resolute opposition to which the Plawg stands is supplied by the photogenic and ubiquitous Naomi Klein in the Guardian today. Referring to the immediate past president, she saysFortunately for Mr Sanchez de Lozada, there are plenty of other Miami residents who know just how shocking and shameful it feels to lose power to the leftwing resurgence in Latin America. So many, in fact, that he could form a local support group for sufferers of post-revolutionary stress disorder.Clearly, the Catskills beckon! |
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Anyone??? (Oct 29 2003 17:33 GMT) - Posted by ROCKY 10/29/2003 |
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- Posted by acribos 10/29/2003 |
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- JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The church basement where Gerry McCann was trying to romance votes out of two dozen elderly ladies seemed worlds away from the richly appointed mayor's office where others had tried to woo him before his ouster in 1992. |
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- Steve at Little Tiny Lies blasts John Mellon Cougarcamp way worse (ie, better) than I did, or ever could: I... |
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- an interesting study of ancient biomass-to-gasoline conversion... at least they spell out the methodology.... |
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- World News: Short Take Classic Media has expanded international broadcast and home video rights to "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." |
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- If a plan began August 1, 2003, with a plan year end of December 31, is the plan required by Code Section 415 to prorate the annual addition limit ($40,000 for 2003)? (BenefitsLink.com) |
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- Tech guru Tim O'Reilly cites Apple's iTunes Music Store as an example of how the company is leading a revolution in Net-enabled software. Leander Kahney reports from the Mac OS X Conference in Santa Clara, California. [Wired News] '-- O'Reilly said the old idea of stand-alone software -- the unconnected word processor or spreadsheet -- is becoming passé. Even the idea of making a distinction between software platforms -- Mac, Windows and Linux -- is starting to no longer make sense. --' ... |
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- Oct. 29 - A Newark girl wounded in a drive-by shooting remained hospitalized early Wednesday as police continued their search for the gunman. |
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- ZIMBABWE should respect the court ruling which allowed the publicationof the Daily News, Southern Africa Journalists Association (SAJA) presidentMartin Musunka has said. |
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- HARARE The publisher and three directors of the Daily News, anindependent newspaper highly critical of President Robert Mugabe'sgovernment, were due to appear in court yesterday after being arrested forpublishing without a licence, but the hearing was delayed for no statedreason. |
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- BULAWAYO Nurses at Bulawayo's state hospitals have joined the four-daystrike by doctors for pay rises that keep pace with spirallinginflation. |
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- ZIMBABWEAN President Robert Mugabe quashed rumours of ill-healthyesterday when he made a dramatic public appearance at his offices in Harareshortly before he chaired a cabinet meeting. |
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- HARARE Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe quashed rumours of illhealthyesterday when he made a public appearance at his offices in Harare shortlybefore he chaired a cabinet meeting. |
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