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- Remember “54-40 or fight”? James K. Polk got elected on that slogan, promising war with Canada if he didn’t get his way. |
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- Some have gone as far as saying that Midgley has had more impact on the atmosphere than any other individual in the course of history. He is responsible for the creation of leaded gasoline and Freon (the first CFC). He also worked closely with Charles Kettering, the man who created the first cruise missile. Indirectly, Midgley helped to form McDonalds. And it would seem that nature is not without a sense of humour, either [Look at the last paragraph]. |
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- The deepest coal mine in North America, where 13 workers were killed in a pair of explosions two years ago, is being shut down. Eighty employees were to lose their jobs Tuesday, Walter Industries Inc. said, and the rest of the 400 workers are be laid off before the Jim Walter Resources No. 5 mine is closed late next year. |
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- Statistics for TWiki.Plugins Web Month: Topic Views: Topic Saves: Attachment Uploads: |
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- They have tried aerial assaults and stiff jail sentences. Now Colombian officials have a new and unlikely weapon to combat the cocaine trade -- push-up bras and thongs. ¬> reuters |
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- In a dispute pertaining to preferential treatment to some countries, a World Trade Organisation dispute settlement panel has ruled in India's favour against the European Commission. |
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- (Canada) LONDON -- U.S. officials have failed to explain why Sydney gold medallist Jerome Young was cleared to compete at the 2000 Olympics after failing a drug test a year before, IOC president Jacques Rogge said yesterday. [$drug_related(50%), $illegal_drugs(50%), $drugs(90%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(50%)] |
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- (US) The justices will review a lower court decision critical of such law enforcement actions.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme2(95%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $drugs(90%), $prohibition_agency(100%), $various_drugs(90%)] |
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- (Australia) With Rio Ferdinand sweating on a ban after his failure to take a drug test, Ferguson was expected to swoop for a defender next month. [$drug_related(50%), $drugwar_propaganda(70%), $propaganda_theme5(70%), $illegal_drugs(50%), $drugs(90%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(50%)] |
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- (US) Nobody was in the mood to sell dope with a cop and his partner watching their every move.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $drug_law(80%), $narcotic(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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- NEMO NON È UN GIOCATTOLO! L'allarme lanciato da AIPA, l'associazione che in Italia si occupa di pesci e acquari. Tutti pazzi per Nemo: |
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- I've just bought myself a present: Alasdair Gray's The Book of Prefaces , which I have coveted for a while. It is a fantastic, nay a fantasticall, compendium of prefaces to books written in English or its antecedents from 675 to 1920. Everyone is there: Chaucer, Tyndal, Burke, Jane Austen, Burton and Peirce, Whitman... |
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brokered (Dec 02 2003 11:04 GMT) - Carter said that is of equal importance that Palestinians renounce violence against Israeli citizens, but he said this must happen in exchange for commitment to the Geneva Initiative. Carter said the main flaw of the US- |
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debased (Dec 02 2003 11:04 GMT) - You've certainly seen the evidence of it here in the post, I'm spending a lot more time with consoles these days than I ever really expected to. It turns out I'm married, or at least, there's a woman here that won't leave, and there are starting to be frequent physical conflicts as regards this strange person and... - Penny Arcade! |
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adwords (Dec 02 2003 11:04 GMT) - - Google |
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vertigo (Dec 02 2003 11:04 GMT) - As a longtime devourer of science fiction, I'm probably a bit of a pushover for this vision. I remember reading Olaf Stapledon's "Last and First Men" as a 14-year-old and savoring the sense of temporal |
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symposiums (Dec 02 2003 11:04 GMT) - Joshua Muravchik has been traveling through the Middle East, speaking at various conferences and |
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bankrolls (Dec 02 2003 11:04 GMT) - #61 | 11/30/2003 10:25:02 pm | France |
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rebounds (Dec 02 2003 11:04 GMT) - #36 | 12/01/2003 07:24:04 am | Israeli Tech Sector |
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dominating (Dec 02 2003 11:04 GMT) - Thich Nhat Hahn, who knows a thing or two about violence, counsels us to practice mindful consumption and not to ingest scenes of death, violence and hatred into our consciousness. This seems like avoidance on first blush, but one can see from a Buddhist perspective how it actually leads to peaceful liberation, as... - The Obvious? |
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- Some have gone as far as saying that Midgley has had more impact on the atmosphere than any other individual in the course of history. He is responsible for the creation of leaded gasoline and Freon (the first CFC). He also worked closely with Charles Kettering, the man who created the first cruise missile. Indirectly, Midgley helped to form McDonalds. And it would seem that nature is not without a sense of humour, either [Look at the last paragraph]. |
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- Persino Cossiga è contro la Gasparri...... ASSENTE DALL'ITALIA, ALTRIMENTI VOTEREI NO (ANSA) - ROMA, 2 DIC - Francesco Cossiga dice «no» al ddl Gasparri « |
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- Das internationale Rote Kreuz trifft sich in Genf mit allen Unterzeichnerstaaten der Genfer Konvention zur Vier-Jahres-Konferenz. Zum Feiern ist niemandem zu Mute. |
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- Today marks 10 years since the badly beaten body of 18-year-old Julie Barnyock was found behind the Lansdale Train Station. Authorities are no closer to finding her killer. |
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- Now that “compassionate conservatism” has had its chance to weigh in on the question of equal rights for all, a rebuff is due (“Marriage should remain a union between heterosexuals,” CT, Oct. 15). Let me get this straight; you’re saying because you don’t find the concept of marrying another man satisfying, no one else should be permitted to do so? I may be heterosexual myself, but it doesn’t prevent me from seeing how indefensible this position is... |
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- A Hilltown woman wants records of all lawyer fees dating back to 1996. Supervisors said no. |
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- Hi All I’m fascinated by Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), but it’s a pig to explain to people without sounding new-age or flaky - yet it makes perfect sense once you start using it! Here's an exercise for getting rid of intrusive thoughts – when you can’t stop thinking about the ex-lover (or new lover!), or money problems, or that exciting new idea, and it’s getting in the way of everything else. Close your eyes and see a computer screen in front of you. Behind all of the open Windows is the Desktop. |
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- Hi All I’m fascinated by Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), but it’s a pig to explain to people without sounding new-age or flaky - yet it makes perfect sense once you start using it! Here's an exercise for getting rid of intrusive thoughts – when you can’t stop thinking about the ex-lover (or new lover!), or money problems, or that exciting new idea, and it’s getting in the way of everything else. Close your eyes and see a computer screen in front of you. Behind all of the open Windows is the Desktop. |
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- This week, diamondthrone.com presents: a powerful auto-calculating Arcana Unearthed PDF character sheet, another installment of the AU fan-fiction serial Second Coming, and a half-dozen new custom AU magic items, complete with Object Loresight information.... |
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- The Gaming Report Review staff have posted three new reviews. Check them out and leave your thoughts: Everlasting: Book of the Fantastical Larry Elmore New Beginnings Trading Cards Ophidian: 2350... |
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- WizKids Latest: MechWarrior: CounterAssault Stats Mage Knight: A Look Back - The Contest Winners!! Click here for details ... |
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- Wizards' Latest: Random Encounters: The Itinerant Bazaar - Caveat Emptor Behind the Screen: A Captive Audience Official D&D Game Rule FAQ Update... |
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- Wizards' Latest Magic Updates: Banned & Restricted Announcement - Changes effective January 2004 Making Magic - The Baby and the Bathwater Welcome to Banding Week! Click here for details... |
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- "Thought we'd give everyone a heads up about upcoming ads and such ... Look for Dork20 ads in BOTH December's Dragon and Dungeon magazines, a Dungeoneer ad in Games Quarterly for the first quarter of 2004, and a ... |
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- A few new updates to Third Word Game's website include the following: The Testimony of Jacob Hollow Story, Part 4 "The House of Rest" has been posted. Our adventurers enter the Castle Bay House of Rest ... |
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- Silven Crossroads has realeased the December issue of free PDF RPG magazine, the Silven Trumpeter. This month we have a special winter themed edition featuring over 50 pages of articles and interviews with Green Ronin as well as ... |
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- An electronic coupon code in Polyhedron reduces the price of $100 worth of d20 PDF products to $10. The coupon code expires December 1st, so use it now before it is too late. The package includes a Malhavoc Press product, and... |
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- The Emerald Review fanzine is a new PDF fanzine for the d20 system, specifically Dungeons and Dragons. Issue 1 includes a review of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (by Myriador), an article on how to make the best archers in 3.5, and a chance to win a sourcebook from Emerald Press.... |
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- Good news for Paris Hilton: Voyeurs soon may take a break from watching the hotel heiress' infamous sex tape to check out a home movie starring "Baywatch" babe Gena Lee Nolin. Nolin was talking to her lawyers yesterday after we informed her reps that the explicit tape was due to debut on the Internet in the next few weeks. ¬> |
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- The borough and the Bucks County Redevelopment Authority are looking for federal funding to remove a cancer-causing chemical. |
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- We have a client looking for a Mainframe Programmer Analyst with Analytical Skills, Assembler, C/370 Language, DB2, MVS Utilities, MainframeExperience, Problem Solving Skills, Programming Experience, SystemsAnalysis, VM Utilities, Cobol |
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- Two new school board members were seated Monday night, and the person at the head of the table kept his place during the night's reorganization meeting. |
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- Ein ehemaliger Disney Mitarbeiter hat Haunted Mansion komplett nachgebaut. via BoingBoing... |
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- I have a lot to be thankful for this year. 2003 has perhaps been my best year ever, in many respects. There have been ups and downs, certainly, but on balance, it has been a year where I've felt uplifted. And busy! I am amazingly thankful for the serendipity that led me to meet Christen, and for the fact that she puts up with me. |
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