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- Oct. 30 - The dedication and devotion of six victims who died in a deadly loop high rise fire was praised at a public, county memorial service. |
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- ΣΧΈΔΙΟ ΑΝΤΙΕΞΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΗΣ ΠΡΟΤΑΣΗΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΕΜΒΑΣΗ ΣΕ ΧΩΡΟΥΣ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΑΚΟΥΣ, ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΧΕΙΡΟΝΟΜΙΑ, ΜΕΛΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΤΙΕΞΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΗΣ ΚΙΝΗΣΗΣ ΣΤΑ ΓΙΑΝΝΕΝΑ |
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- Frontiers Records has signed LAST AUTUMN’S DREAM, whose self titled debut album for the european release on January 19th 2004. LAST AUTUMN’S DREAM is a new melodic rock super-group featuring famed Swedish singer Mikael Erlandsson together with for... |
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- [GAM-National] Drugs are so severely overpriced in the US that many people are ordering from Canada. The drug companies are not happy about this. |
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- Part 3 in a 13-part series on the scariest horror movies I've ever seen. |
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- Manchmal hat die neue Tastatur nicht gereicht, wahrscheinlich weil latent das Verlangen nach einer schnurlosen Variante da war. Deshalb wird gerade der neue Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop Elite eingesetzt, den es jetzt fόr +euro; 89,- beim Saturn gibt. Sowohl Tastatur, als auch Maus haben diese revolutionδre neue Tilt-Wheel (deutsch: 4-Wege-Navigator) Technologie (mehr Info hier, hier), die vor allem in Tabellenkalkulationen hilfreich ist. |
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- Oct. 30 - A five-story section of a parking garage being built at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlancit City collapsed Thursday. |
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- Oct. 30 - California firefighters dug in to protect hundreds of homes Thursday while looking for more help from lower temperatures. |
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- Oct. 30 - Gisele Bundchen wants to spice up your life. The sexy model introduces Victoria's Secret latest cologne 'Very Sexy For Him 2'. |
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- Oct. 30 - The FDA has issues a warning for new drug-coated heart stents after more than 60 patients who received the device died. |
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Ducks Video (Oct 30 2003 17:52 GMT) - Here's a video I found via Mike Todd, who found it via Jonny Baker. Amazing creativity -- how can anyone take "All the ducks are swimming in the water, faldi raldi ralda, faldi raldi ralda" and turn it into a... |
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- ...d in phishing scams" |
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- ...pe have done nothing to combat the latest digital threats" |
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- ...uses, hack attacks and spam, a survey has found" |
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- I've always thought it was interesting that the mass murder of September 11 was allegedly committed by a multi-millionaire. We always say it was committed by a "terrorist" or by an "Islamic fundamentalist" or an "Arab," but we never define... |
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- I've just put up two songs of Michael Jackson on my music box on the left. They're off the album Invincible which was hardly promoted when it... |
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- The Senate is expected to vote later today on a proposal sponsored by Senators McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lieberman (D-Conn.) to unilaterally impose energy restrictions similar to those called for under the Kyoto Protocol. Experts from the National Center for Policy ... |
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- Travel frequently? Then you might be interested in this review of Two Peak's Trip Tracker software: "Alright, I can see Outlook might not be the tool, but what does Trip Tracker bring to the show? Well, think of it this way. How would it be if you could create an itinerary in one place, as a single file. |
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- [GAM-National] 'It was smoke and mirrors after all. The voters of Ontario were hoodwinked into thinking that the Progressive Conservatives ran a good shop. The disclosure yesterday that Ontario is running a $5.6-billion budget deficit is devastating for the Tories and their leader, Ernie Eves. It turns out that not only were they not keeping the books balanced, they were barely lifting a finger to do anything about it. |
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- Oct. 30 - Gisele Bundchen wants to spice up your life. The sexy model introduces Victoria's Secret latest cologne 'Very Sexy For Him 2'. |
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- SAN FRANCISCO-- Governor Dean today attacked a House plan to provide new tax breaks to corporations. "I continue to fear that we are rapidly reaching the day, as James Madison and Thomas Jefferson warned, where economic power would one day... |
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Anime Night (Oct 30 2003 17:51 GMT) - Today's comic features the long overdue debut of the UF Bitsmacker April! Anime Night last Friday was a complete success. That is to say, if the success of an anime night is measured by whether people watch anime, then this night was successful. This time the theme was "non-giant robot" |
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- The Senate has overwhelmingly confirmed Utah Governor Mike Leavitt as head of the Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday. The 88-to-8 vote came a day after a small group of Democrats abandoned their delaying tactics, though not their criticism of the Bush administration's environmental policies. A number of environmentalist groups protested Leavitt's nomination. |
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- Mayors across New York are asking the state legislature for help in meeting skyrocketing pension costs. They say without relief, local taxpayers may have to foot the bill. Karen DeWitt reports. |
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- A trio of musicians from Montreal is visiting 13 North Country schools this week. Matapat will also bring its brand of cross-cultural folk music to Creative Spirit Arts Center in Potsdam for a jam session Saturday (4-6pm). Todd Moe talks with Matapat's Gaston Bernard, who grew up in a large family where musical gatherings were commonplace. |
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- Calling the flood of junk e-mail a criminal threat rather than a mere irritant, British lawmakers hatch a plan to bring overseas bulk e-mailers to trial. |
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- [GAM-National] $5.6 Deficit |
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- Since I'm head-deep in lesson planning, I have little time for thoughtful blog posts today.... |
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- Politics: Sir Denis Thatcher was remembered today as a man who was straight and true - and 'a vast improvement on the Private Eye model'. |
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- Analysis: Christian Aid's Dominic Nutt investigates how the Coalition Provision Authority is spending its reconstruction funds. |
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- Boundaries of the Contiguous United States is a fascinating animation sequence that shows US state and national boundaries as the... |
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- True globalization of course, is James Lileks talking about Daler Mehndi in his bleat - LILEKS (James) The Bleat - not just talking about him, but bringing his name up with no introduction, just expecting everyone to be familiar with him and know him. Brings a smile to my face... |
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- Much discussion of the New York Times' new-old typefaces has been flying around the design and typegeek community, as well as secular readers. (Hm, secular's the wrong word, but there's... |
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Toothache (Oct 30 2003 17:50 GMT) - OW. Freaking OW!! My mouth HURTS. Ugh! Serious vicious toothache going on above my top left front molar, almost definitely infected (this is the tooth that broke earlier this year,... |
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- :::a continuation of special k part i::: The letter stating our wish to have legal counsel was answered immediately with placation, but after we had written it, we both wished we hadn't. It had seemed like a good idea at... |
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- Tee-hee! More ammunition for those of you who think that journalists just make stuff up.... |
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- (US) Police say four Danbury people have been charged with being part of a cocaine smuggling ring.[$drug_related(100%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $stimulant(100%), $cocaine(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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- (US) He had been suspended for violating the league's substance abuse policy, and had reportedly tested positive for the club drug Ecstasy. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(95%), $use_is_abuse(95%), $propaganda_theme4(95%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $hallucinogen(60%), $MDMA(60%), $alcohol(100%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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- (US) Move Comes One Day After FDA Declares THG Illegal Drug Attorney's Office and the San Mateo Narcotics Task Force for his involvement in money laundering, Medicare fraud and steroid trafficking. [$drug_related(100%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $narcotic(100%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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