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Raindrops (Nov 13 2003 00:22 GMT) - keep falling on my head, la la la la la la la la. It's been raining all day here. Rain in Phoenix always puts me in a good mood, especially when it's that slow drizzly rain that we rarely get-... |
Looking Out
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Another tale from the chair (Nov 13 2003 00:22 GMT) - Ugh. Had another installment of the deep cleaning and root planing series today. It wasn't all that bad once they finally get me numbed up. For some reason it took a lot longer and a bit more drugs this time.... |
Kit.blog
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Ten years ago! [pict] (Nov 13 2003 00:21 GMT) - Wow, I can't believe my eyes: I found an armchair concept from 1993. This one was done in school. |
Alexander Payne
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Famous For My Smutty Music Collection? (Nov 13 2003 00:21 GMT) - Wired News is running a cheeky little story about the social impact of Rendezvous music sharing. I offered a few anecdotes to reporter Leander Kahney via email last week, and he picked the choicest. Rendezvous playlists ain't exactly a social... |
To Talk of Many Things
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FCC confirms that landlines are ... (Nov 13 2003 00:21 GMT) - FCC confirms that landlines are subject to new portability rules, too. There had been a little bit of confusion about this, but the FCC has spelled it out for the telephone companies: number portability applies to landlines too, and will be requiring the local telephone companies to let their customers transfer their number to a cellphone. As long as it's technically feasible and within the same geographic area, that is. Read story |
holycola.net
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Two new gym faces (Nov 13 2003 00:21 GMT) - There are a few types of expressions that I've seen people at the gym wear when they exert themselves. Don't get me wrong: I make funny faces as well. But nothing like the two I saw today. The first new face is what I call sour-puss. |
Variety.com
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Neo bow beats Frodo's B.O. after all (Nov 13 2003 00:21 GMT) - Film News: Final figures put five-day worldwide total at $202.8 mil "The Matrix Revolutions" did indeed enjoy the biggest worldwide bow ever, studio execs said Wednesday. |
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India, Russia focus on terrorism (Nov 13 2003 00:21 GMT) - (India) Putin said among the most dangerous threat in modern times is the threat of terrorism combined with drug trafficking, organised crime and other problems. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(55%), $propaganda_theme1(55%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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Drugs and Fil-shams issues 'hurting PBA' (Nov 13 2003 00:21 GMT) - (US) Lim said the PBA is moving to the right direction. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $prohibition(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
MSNBC
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Why menopause equals extra pounds (Nov 13 2003 00:20 GMT) - In a possible explanation of why many women gain weight after menopause, a U.S. researcher said that monkeys whose ovaries are removed eat 67 percent more food and gain 5 percent of body weight in just weeks. |
[m i a o w] the cat
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Stinky Tram (Nov 13 2003 00:20 GMT) - I ride the train to work, and I am kind of thankful that I get on one station from the end of the line - that way I get a seat all the way into the city. The problem is,... |
[m i a o w] the cat
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Stinky Tram (Nov 13 2003 00:20 GMT) - I ride the train to work, and I am kind of thankful that I get on one station from the end of the line - that way I get a seat all the way into the city. The problem is,... |
DN Ekonomi
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Tidigt samarbete sδnker sjukfrεnvaron (Nov 13 2003 00:20 GMT) - Ett tidigt samarbete kring den som blivit sjuk kan sδnka sjukfrεnvaron och identifiera arbetsplatser dδr det finns problem. Det anser Ed Palmer, som δr chef fφr Riksfφrsδkringsverkets forskningsenhet. |
CNET News.com
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Share "True Crime," do the time (Nov 13 2003 00:20 GMT) - A copyright bill backed by key senators would place file swappers in prison for up to three years if they have a copy of even one prerelease movie in their shared folders. |
Eagles
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Shockey might play again this year (Nov 13 2003 00:19 GMT) - The tight end got a second opinion on his sprained left knee and New York Giants coach Jim Fassel said Wednesday Shockey could be back on the field in about three weeks. |
To Talk of Many Things
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O'Reilly Network: PTO Director Orders ... (Nov 13 2003 00:19 GMT) - O'Reilly Network: PTO Director Orders Re-Exam for '906 Patent. In what could be good news for the Web, the Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office has ordered a re-examination of the '906 patent, which was the subject of a patent infringement lawsuit this summer brought by Eolas against Microsoft. [Tomalak's Realm] |
forty.something
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Doggonnit (Nov 13 2003 00:19 GMT) - There's really nothing more sadly pathetic than a 120 pound dog trying to squeeze behind a toilet during a thunderstorm.... |
A Small Victory
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thought project (Nov 13 2003 00:19 GMT) - Shell from Across the Atlantic wants your thoughts. She asks: In 100 years time, which of the presidents of our time will be remembered by the average guy? If they are remembered, what will they be remembered for? This isn't... |
Indymedia Athens Newswire
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νεοφιλελευθερισμός και λειτουργικός αναλφαβητισμός... (Nov 13 2003 00:18 GMT) - Ένα άρθρο που αξίζει της προσοχής μας... Εξαιρετικής πυκνότητας μπούρδες, παραθέματα που λένε το ακριβώς αντίθετο από αυτό που ισχυριζόμαστε, αλλά who cares? Όπου ο Καμύ (!) ανακηρύσεται σε γενικό εισαγγελέα σε όλες της δίκες των ανά τον κόσμο τρομοκρατών και ουτοπιστών... Επίσης μια πρωτότυπη ερμηνεία των Δίκαιων: |
Indymedia Athens Newswire
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Ψήφισμα για τους 7 από το Πολυτεχνείο Κρήτης (Nov 13 2003 00:18 GMT) - Ο Ενιαίος Σύλλογος Φοιτητών Πολυτεχνείου Κρήτης (Χανιά) στέκεται αλληλέγγυος στους 7 προφυλακισμένους από τα γεγονότα του Ιούνη και απαιτεί την άμεση απελευθέρωση τους, με ψήφισμα που πήρε σχεδόν ομόφωνα (ένα λευκό) στην τελευταία γενική συνέλευση του συλλόγου , την Τρίτη 11/11. |
To Talk of Many Things
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GE Procures Legal Services via ... (Nov 13 2003 00:18 GMT) - GE Procures Legal Services via Online ServiceLaw.com reports in Now for Law Firms, Too: Competing for Business Online (New York Law Journal, November 10, 2003) that General Electric Commercial Finance is using the online procurement service Procuri to seek competitive bids for legal services.The article quotes a couple of un-named partners of large law firms who complain about this approach. One says that cost and value are not equivalent and that auctions don't value unique skills. |
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