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Academic Presentations on The Roman Empire
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Treasures of Tuscany New Exhibit Slated for Edinburgh (Dec 11 2003 17:17 GMT) - "A wealth of treasures collected from Etruscan tombs will go on display at the Royal Museum in Edinburgh beginning in July 2004. The three month exhibit will include fine ceramics, life-sized sarcophagi and objects from temples and sanctuaries such as architectural reliefs and bronze figurines. The Etruscans heavily influenced the Romans, and therefore modern-day Italy. The origins of the Etruscan civilisation, which lasted for about 900 years, are not clear. In Italy, they developed what is believed to have been a refined culture and sophisticated agriculture, but their history was long shrouded in mystery because little was known about their language. |
Norlos.com
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Howard Dean (Dec 11 2003 17:16 GMT) - People are fired up about Dean. I've seen it all around Madison. While I am still a strong supporter of John Edwards because of his message, I'm starting to believe that Howard Dean at least has what it takes to... |
A Few Screws Left Over
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I woke up to a ... (Dec 11 2003 17:16 GMT) - I woke up to a gorgeous sunset. I worked out last night so I feel great. I had plenty of time to get to the train so the walk to the station was pleasant, not stressful. And I'm on one of the new baby bullet trains today, where I have a table to put my laptop on, and room to stretch out. And Christine McVie is pleading with me on iTunes not to stop thinking about tomorrow. |
MyFreePress.com
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Reuters is at it again, ... (Dec 11 2003 17:15 GMT) - Reuters is at it again, headlining a release from Palestinian reporter Nidal al-Mughrabi: !Israeli Army Kills Five Palestinians in Gaza Strip. RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers killed five Palestinians on Thursday during gun battles that erupted after an armored push into Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip to detain an Islamic Jihad militant, witnesses said. Palestinian officials identified the dead as four civilians, including a medic, and a gunman. |
Techdirt
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VoIP, VoIP Everywhere (Dec 11 2003 17:15 GMT) - Okay, VoIP is officially the hot topic of the season. You can't go anywhere without seeing a story about deals and/or regulation concerning VoIP. Just days after Time Warner made deals with Sprint and MCI to provide internet telephony to customers, AT&T came along and announced major VoIP plans themselves. (Update: Also just announced: |
Deaf Today
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Flying fingers do the talking (Dec 11 2003 17:15 GMT) - From: Press-Enterprise, CA - Dec 11, 2003 SIGNING: Paul Ventura captures the Mass for the hard of hearing churchgoers. By MARCELLA BINGHAM / Special to The Press-Enterprise Paul Ventura's fingers fly rapidly capturing the words of the prayer. He listens... |
Fuifbeest.com
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Peter Evrard start tournee (Dec 11 2003 17:15 GMT) - Op donderdag 11 december 2003 geeft Peter Evrard de kick-off van zijn 'Rhubarb'-concerttour. Zijn eerste concert zal plaatsvinden in de Antwerpse Zuiderkroon, gelegen aan de Vlaamsekaai. Peter staat volledig klaar om met zijn muziek, zijn muzikanten, zijn 'ding' ook alle LIVE podia te overtuigen van zijn 'kunnen'. Samen met Herman Cambré op de drums, Jo Cassiers op de gitaar, Herwig Scheck aan de bas en Tom Lodewijckx op de elektrische gitaar belooft 'Peter Evrard Live' absoluut te gaan stomen! Peter vroeg aan Tom Helsen (winnaar Rock Rally) om het voorprogramma in te vullen. |
Fuifbeest.com
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Peter Evrard start tournee (Dec 11 2003 17:15 GMT) - Op donderdag 11 december 2003 geeft Peter Evrard de kick-off van zijn 'Rhubarb'-concerttour. Zijn eerste concert zal plaatsvinden in de Antwerpse Zuiderkroon, gelegen aan de Vlaamsekaai. Peter staat volledig klaar om met zijn muziek, zijn muzikanten, zijn 'ding' ook alle LIVE podia te overtuigen van zijn 'kunnen'. Samen met Herman Cambré op de drums, Jo Cassiers op de gitaar, Herwig Scheck aan de bas en Tom Lodewijckx op de elektrische gitaar belooft 'Peter Evrard Live' absoluut te gaan stomen! Peter vroeg aan Tom Helsen (winnaar Rock Rally) om het voorprogramma in te vullen. |
The Agonist
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Israeli army kills six Palestinians (Dec 11 2003 17:14 GMT) - Israeli army kills six Palestinians RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers have killed six Palestinians during gun battles that erupted after an armoured push into Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip to detain an Islamic Jihad militant, witnesses say. Palestinian officials identified the dead as five civilians, including a medic and a 17-year-old, and a gunman. Witnesses said it was the biggest Israeli raid in the area since ceasefire talks involving the Palestinian Authority and militants broke down last weekend. ed: hat tip incy Aricles and Discussion |
Fried Green al-Qaedas
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U.S. Issues Warning to Tuna ... (Dec 11 2003 17:14 GMT) - U.S. Issues Warning to Tuna In his strongest language to date, President Bush today warned Tuna to discontinue it's program of mercury infestation. A new report by the International Fish Toxicity Agency (IFTA) outlines Tuna's failure to provide a balance between nutrition and menace for agency inspectors, and the president now says this is unacceptable. |
Gothamist
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Learn Some Chinese, Yo (Dec 11 2003 17:13 GMT) - The "first Chinese rapper" Jin has released his first single, "Learn Chinese," and the video is on his site. Now, as part of Gothamist has actually had to learn Chinese (twice), we looked at the lyrics: I ain't ya 50 Cent, I ain't ya Enimem I ain't ya Jigga Man, I'm a chinaman Ginseng in the palm of my hand ... What's the commotion, you never seen me? The original chinky eye emcee "Chinkey eye emcee. |
The Agonist
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2 Nuclear Scientists Being Questioned In Pakistan (Dec 11 2003 17:13 GMT) - 2 Nuclear Scientists Being Questioned In Pakistan Two scientists at Pakistan's top nuclear laboratory have been taken into custody for questioning, sources said Thursday. The nuclear scientists at the Khan Research Laboratories were being interrogated after complaints were made against them, said a government official and two Pakistanis affiliated with the country's nuclear programs. All three spoke on condition of anonymity. |
Sugar, Mr. Poon?
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Um... (Dec 11 2003 17:13 GMT) - What happened to Pert Plus? I mean, for a while there about 10 years ago, that shampoo and conditioner in one just dominated the market. It was completely ubiquitous, from my shower to TV shows to the bath houses in Armstead Maupin's Tales of the City. Uh, not that I'd know. So anyway, where did it disappear to? |
Sugar, Mr. Poon?
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Ease his pain (Dec 11 2003 17:13 GMT) - Well, it's Constitutional Litigation time. In honor of that great class, the picture below represents the course materials.... somewhere in the range of 1500 double-sided pages. And not just double-sided... 95% of the pages are photocopies of Supreme Court cases (in their entirety)... |
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