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- Having a short mother and a fat father puts you at a greater risk of health problems in later life, research claimed today. These parents were more likely to produce underweight babies who turned into overweight adults, leading to an... |
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- STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The Penn State Black Caucus called on the chairman of the university's College Republicans to resign after finding on his personal Web site a photo of a white man in blackface and another with a Ku Klux Klan reference. |
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- * DEAR ABBY: I am a 14-year-old girl in my first year of high school. Two years ago, this 18-year-old guy, "John," touched me on a private area of my body. I told my mom. She didn't believe me, so she asked John if it was true. |
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- The uppercut is one of the most satisfying of all defensive plays, but the situation in which it can be successfully applied is not always readily apparent. It must sometimes be carefully managed, so that the deathblow can be dealt at just the right moment. |
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- As the year winds down, it's a good idea to re-evaluate how your fitness has improved over the months and to create a plan for the year ahead. It's time to congratulate yourself if you've improved, then see which areas could use some help. |
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- When Bill Arnold goes bike riding, he's well prepared. He has his helmet, a pump, a water bottle. |
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- Give a kid a saxophone, he'll play for a day. Trade eights with him, and you'll open his mind forever. |
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- "Blanket Weaving in the Southwest," the stunning product of a lifetime of research and another decade of editing, and "Las Misiones Antiguas," a photographic essay documenting the crumbling remains of 150 years of mission building in Baja California, Mexico, are two top picks for the 27th edition of Southwest Books of the Year. |
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- Das Szenario klingt mehr als exotisch: Winzige Schwarze Löcher, die in der Erdatmosphäre durch Kollisionen von kosmischen Strahlungspartikeln mit irdischen Molekülen entstehen. |
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- University of Colorado's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program seeks poetry from women writers for a new and unprecedented anthology about contemporary... |
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- A Russian resident of Madrid was named winner of the 2003 Open Russia Booker Prize for his novel, "White on... |
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- Doug Miller thoughtfully responded to my last post. Among several valid points, he also offers this: It's tough to support an intellectual or spiritual class that inspires the common... |
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- David Walker has written an article on content management systems, outlining the current state of affairs. To quote: The great surprise of the past five years of content management is that, despite all the hundreds of systems, no clear winners... |
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- David Walker has written an article on content management systems, outlining the current state of affairs. To quote: The great surprise of the past five years of content management is that, despite all the hundreds of systems, no clear winners... |
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- i won't be content until roger friedman is going through the garbage at neverland... |
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- http://www. lowculture. com/archives/000328. html... |
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- Having the exact color center development of natural green diamond which |
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- Demantoid Garnet looks like bright fresh grass... it's sooo pretty! |
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- Thanks for everyone's stories and good info. this is turning out |
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- This one sparkles. But is it worth the cost versus a |
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- Auction Web site eBay removed a listing Thursday from a British man who was attempting to sell one of his kidneys to finance medical treatment for his sick daughter. |
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- A cameraman inside a Goodyear blimp was injured when the airship came loose from its moorings, drifted into a parked truck and nose-dived into a fertilizer pile beside a plant nursery. |
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- Investigators raided the offices of Rush Limbaugh's doctor Thursday, saying in search warrants that the conservative radio commentator engaged in illegal drug use and "doctor shopping" for prescription painkillers. |
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- Sometimes I find myself wanting to share a link or headline with you without all the extraneous quotes or having to make a snide remark. But when I post that in the blog it looks somehow... puny. The solution: I've started a sideblog -- look for the heading "Venom on the Side" -- that's available for both linking and comments. |
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- Interviews and video of the cast of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" is coming shortly, but in the meantime, here's a gallery of photos from the December 3rd North American Premiere of the last film... |
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- Director Jim Sheridan's semi-autobiographical film "In America" leads the pack with 6 nominations including Best Feature and Best Director. The nominating committee viewed 190 films in six weeks, selecting films based on their uniqueness of vision and original & provocative... |
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- Kin Confront Accused Sept. 11 Conspirator [AP World News] |
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- Chopper Crash Injures Polish Officials [AP World News] |
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- Egypt Urges Palestinians to Reach Truce [AP World News] |
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- Boeing Lags in Building Spy Satellites. Boeing is billions of dollars over cost on a highly classified program to build reconnaissance satellites for the government. By Douglas Jehl. [New York Times: Business] |
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- Microsoft Eases Policy on Licensing Its Technology. Microsoft announced it would adopt a more liberal policy for licensing its intellectual property, opening the doors to its patents and copyrights. By Steve Lohr. [New York Times: Business] |
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- Nasdaq Hits 2,000, Then Falls as Investors Take Profits. By Reuters. [New York Times: Business] |
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- Fraud Case Over Bank Strains U.S.-French Ties. A fraud case involving the acquisition by a French bank of the assets of a failed California insurance company is disturbing relations between Paris and Washington. By John Tagliabue. |
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- Justices Hear Case on Using Death Photos of Official. A California lawyer wants the government to make public the graphic photographs that the police took of Vincent W. Foster Jr., the Clinton aide who killed himself more than 10 years ago. By Linda Greenhouse. |
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- McDonald's and A&W Award New Contracts. McDonald's and A&W. [New York Times: Business] |
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- Record Label Drops Murder, Keeps Inc.. In an effort to clean up its image, which has been damaged by internal feuding, the hip hop label Murder Inc. is toning down its name. By Lola Ogunnaike. [New York Times: |
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- Extra UK troops sent to Iraq. More British troops are preparing to head to Iraq as the security situation continues to be precarious. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] |
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- Britain's No. 2 City Gets Respect (After All These Years). Birmingham's reputation as a rustbelt cripple and the laughingstock of Britain may be coming to an end, thanks to a world-class architectural showplace in the city's center. By Warren Hoge. [New York Times: |
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- In America, American Splendor lead field for the 2004 Independent Spirit Award noms |
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- Black Album back to No. 1 despite big debut of No Doubt's Singles; Missy misses Top 10 |
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- Bachelorette sued by her former manager for his share of $1M dowry ABC paid to televise her wedding |
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- Forecasters expect the government to report a fourth-straight month of job growth Friday as the final piece of the economic recovery appears to be falling into place. By Martin Wolk |
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- From Space.com: Despite widespread speculation that a major presidential announcement on space is at hand, the White House says there are no plans for such a development in the near future. |
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- South Africa: South African-based health workers and researchers are struggling to educate the public about safe sex, but it's a tough battle when they are have to combat some of the insane myths about the disease. ...condoms have been deliberately infected with the virus by foreign governments or aid organisations or even African governments intent on killing their own people... ... |
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