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- If the last post wasn't enough information on what's up with CST, check out the proposal from our documentation team |
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- Meta-files proposed for legal music sharing "The Content Reference Forum (CRF), founded by Universal Music Group and backed by technology... |
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- Dissabte 13 de desembre a partir de les 11.00 hores al Forat de la Vergonya |
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- I will be playing Darkage of Camelot come x-mas time you guys shiould play that one we can start a guild full of metal heads Now Playing: Comalies - Lacuna coil (whole album) |
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- I thought this would be kind-of trivial, but it is actually amazing: The Longest Line, a video of the line of people waiting to get in to the new Ginza Apple store in Tokyo (via Joi Ito). (I am about to buy my first Mac in 18 years, so I am all into the Mac mystique again!) |
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- Due to popular demand, Keola Beamer has extended the web special for his new concert DVD. It was supposed to end yesterday, but will now run through December 15. The online special price is $15 plus shipping, but will revert to its normal retail of $24.95 on December 16. |
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- I spoke to Bonnie at the HARA office, who passed on this info: In order for a release to be eligible for the 2004 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, it must be released (i.e., available in stores) by December 31, 2003. The deadline for nominating a release and getting it on the preliminary ballot for the 2004 awards is January 31, 2004. |
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- There’s that nasty old cliché that nobody knows if you are a dog on the web. Nobody also knows if you are a born-again Christian spying on people in chatrooms. Gary here might be checking your IP address next time... |
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- In October of 1920, an article appeared in American Magazine entitled "Edison Working to Communicate with the Next World". This was one of the many magazines who were trying to confirm that Edison was indeed attempting to communicate with the dead. "I do claim that it is possible to construct an apparatus which will be so delicate that if there are personalities in another existence who wish to get in touch with us... |
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- this may be the first article that focuses on ben & mena as a couple without calling them "cute"... |
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- Started this project :) |
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- AP via Newsday Dec 11 2003 5:29PM ET... |
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- Science Daily Dec 11 2003 6:04PM ET... |
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- Science Daily Dec 11 2003 6:04PM ET... |
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- Science Daily Dec 11 2003 6:04PM ET... |
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- XMLMania.com Dec 11 2003 6:07PM ET... |
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- XMLMania.com Dec 11 2003 6:07PM ET... |
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- XMLMania.com Dec 11 2003 6:07PM ET... |
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- "There seems to be a whole new wave of people who are aiming to promote greed through protectionist arguments in the high-tech field. They argue that free software will destroy American jobs and send them overseas..."... |
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- vnunet.com Dec 11 2003 6:03PM ET... |
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- Net 4 Nowt Dec 11 2003 6:04PM ET... |
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- New York Times Dec 11 2003 6:05PM ET... |
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- bentley writes "Library Girl wonders: "Why not Librarian Tarot? Wheel of Fortune could be a search engine. High Priest is Melvil Dewey or Ragananthan. High Priestess is Hypatia of Alexandria. |
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- I'll bet the Library of Congress never intended to put THIS on their web page. How is it done? The funny-looking codes at the end of the URL spell out the subversive message. You can use an obfuscator to create these codes. Lesson for library webmasters: |
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- Did you know the L.O.C. has an Error Reporting Form? Well, catalogablog did. |
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- State health officials have suspended the license of a doctor accused of illegally dispensing highly addictive drugs to patients, two of whom allegedly overdosed and died. |
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- Following is a statement on global hunger by Joachim von Braun, director general, of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI): |
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- For the dog that chases its tail will be dizzy These are clapping dogs, rhythmic dogs Harmonic dogs, house dogs, street dogs Dog of the world unite I don't know, George, you're starting to look like a spray-painted dog yourself: George Clinton gets busted on a cocaine charge, claims innocence. Mug shot from Smoking Gun. |
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- Ice wine is the English term for wine produced from frozen grapes (or from grape juice which has been frozen). Eiswein is a particular kind of ice wine that hails from Germany. |
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- Polyphenols not only give red wine its characteristic dry flavor, they are also the basis for the recent good reputation of this stimulant as a true health drink. They are believed to prevent heart disease and atherosclerosis. French researchers working with Stéphane Quideau have now discovered more examples of polyphenols in red wine, and these could have anticancer activity. |
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- According to a study published in 1999 by the University of Florida, red wine does not supress the immune system like other alcoholic beverages. |
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- It has long been known that red wine helps keep arteries clean. The question has always been, how? Was it the antioxidants in the red wine? New research at the William Harvey Research Institute, published in Nature magazine, points to the polyphenols which come from the skins of red grapes. |
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- Waiheke Island is home to several boutique wineries that produce high-quality wines, many of which are produced in limited quantities and can be bought only on Waiheke or in selected restaurants around the world. |
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- The UK retailer Tesco is reported to be trying to persuade the Real Madrid football star David Beckham to launch a range of his own wine for its stores. |
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- It's that time of year again, shopping for gifts, endlessly standing in line, trying to keep the spirit while not tearing out your hair. And then there are the gift decisions. |
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- "All I want this holiday season is... MY COUNTRY BACK!!!" Come join Howard Dean at the House of Blues in Hollywood to celebrate taking our country back with Howard Dean. |
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- Google Sniping Inappropriate, Ungrateful: This is really refreshing — a spirited defense of Google. Google has done really great work for everyone, and we tend to look at it as a public service, like Google owes us all something. We... |
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- Dec. 11 - A combination of heavy rain and melting snow resulted in flooding around the state, with the hardest hit areas being right around Neshaminy Creek. |
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- Dec. 11 - Almost one dozen people had to be rescued after deadly carbon monoxide seeped into their homes. |
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- Dec. 11 - A Camden woman is found brutally stabbed to death in her home, and police say the woman's son sat with her body for hours. |
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- If you've been wanting to explore BPEL, Grand Central Communications has added BPEL support to their network and put together a collection of resources on their developer site. The site include some sample scripts. You can sign up for developer accounts at Grand Central for free, so you should be able to learn about BPEL without buying or installing any software---a pretty good deal. |
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- Chuck Colson recently wrote an article on the supposed conflict between science and Christianity. The article, We’ve Been Lied To: Christianity and the Rise of Science, discusses some of the most common misconceptions regarding scientific thought, Christianity, and the Enlightenment.... |
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- From an open letter (paid ad) in RollingStone this week from Kazaa's Sharman Networks to the record and film industries: What is the Kazaa Revolution? Across the globe, people young and old have formed a dynamic new community. Technology has... |
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- Milwaukee-based Heartland Advisors Inc., which manages $1.4 billion for institutional clients, was sued by U.S. regulators for civil fraud over mispricing shares in two high-yield bond funds, while Chief Executive William Nasgovitz and three other officials were accused of insider trading. |
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- A double shooting Wednesday night inside a Walker's Point bar killed two men, according to Milwaukee police. |
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- In response to several requests, I present: a ton of eBay auctions. |
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- Home from San Francisco. Had a fantastic time up there. It's one of my favorite cities in the world. Arrived... |
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