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- A man apparently shot his terminally ill wife to death at a suburban San Diego County hospital Friday, then killed himself, police said. No one else was injured. The man was visiting his wife, a patient at Sharp Hospital in Chula Vista, shortly before 8 a.m. when two shots were fired, police Lt. |
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- Mike Bowler of the Baltimore Sun analyzed the credentials and school assignments of Baltimore area teachers, finding that hundreds "lack basic state certification, and they're... |
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Flag Flap (Dec 12 2003 13:38 GMT) - Two pro-democracy activists have been convicted of stepping on China's flag during a protest on March 4. Ng Kwok-hung and... |
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- Västerås får tillbaka två bekanta ansikten inför nästa års fotbollssäsong. Hammarbys anfallare Peter Markstedt återvänder till "gurkstaden". |
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- Can you guys please change your settings so that the “Author” field reflects your full name and not your blog address? It would also help if you added “[MS]” |
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and rain (Dec 12 2003 13:37 GMT) - All that snow we had, and now it is *raining*!... |
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- 10. To-Do List is about one mile long. 9. Having to hike about one mile from the outer edge of... |
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- 10. To-Do List is about one mile long. 9. Having to hike about one mile from the outer edge of... |
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- Software is not just for desktops, laptops and handhelds; to answer the big questions of science, business and life, supercomputers need old softie too. Researchers at Ohio State University are helping some of the world's fastest supercomputers get answers about global climate change and intricate molecular structures with MVAPICH, a new software app. |
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- By 2020, we might actually have wireless Internet interfaces that ordinary people will feel comfortable having implanted in their heads, just as ordinary people are today comfortable with having laser eye surgery. All the signs -- early experimental successes, societal demand for improved healthcare, and military research -- point in that direction. |
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- Saturday Night Live's "Tiny Elvis" may now have the perfect guitar, thanks to Cornell University researchers who have perfected the world's smallest version of this rock and roll essential. By playing the new, streamlined "nanoguitar," physicists demonstrate how such devices could make electronic circuits smaller, cheaper and more energy-efficient. |
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- The rest of the Dean campaign case study is up at the Baseline site. There's a (too) brief sidebar on other political activity on the Web, a list of technologies used by Dean, a project planner, a backgrounder on blogging software, etc. My favorite is a short piece of speculative history looking back at Election Day, 2004, co-written with the Mad Genius: "At this point, Bush should capture enough electoral votes to win outright. But Dean campaign manager Joe Trippi is ready to pull the trigger, as the East Coast prepares to go to the polls. |
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- Bill over at Bloviating Inanities has a fascinating post about Tiger blogging about me blogging about toilet paper. This is madness people!! Where will it all end?? Hehe. |
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jZonic (Dec 12 2003 13:37 GMT) - jZonic cache released |
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- Trouw reports today about the fact that CCV van der Velden is ready to perform some of the switching for debit-card as aof March 1, 2004. This is the date when banks will be responsible for the debit-card contracts with retailers. At the same time competition should take place with respect to the switching, allowing others than Interpay to also process transactions. |
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- De vuurrode Porche Cayenne Het brandweerkorps van de Zuid-Duitse gemeente Bietigheim-Bissingen heeft zichzelf alvast getrakteerd op een luxe kerstcadeautje. Sinds... |
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- De vuurrode Porche Cayenne Het brandweerkorps van de Zuid-Duitse gemeente Bietigheim-Bissingen heeft zichzelf alvast getrakteerd op een luxe kerstcadeautje. Sinds... |
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- Puolustusvoimat on nostanut vuoden mittaan Korian entisen varuskunnan edustalta Kymijoesta noin 3 500 erilaista esinettä. Tavaramäärän paino on liki 1 400 kiloa. |
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- Ensi viikonloppuna tapahtuu Oulun Rotuaarilla ja torilla monenmoista. Rotuaarin lavalla voi lauantaina seurata Nukketeatteri Akseli Klonkin Saapasjalkakissaa, ihastella ruotsalaisen koulun kaunista Lucia-neitoa. |
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- Halpalentoyhtiö Flying Finnin aloittama kova hintakisa on vienyt matkustajia myös VR:n pohjoiseen liikennöivistä |
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- Good morning I received my first Christmas card yesterday from a friend in Toronto that I’ve known for 32 years. Sandy probably knows me better than I know myself. She was one of my bridesmaids when we were 21!! We... |
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- U.S. Arrests Iraqi Union Leaders U.S. occupation forces in Iraq escalated their efforts to paralyze Iraq's new labor unions with a series of arrests this weekend. |
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- Spokojnost s dnesnym schvalenim statneho rozpoctu na rok 2004 vyjadrili ministri prace, dopravy aj hospodarstva |
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- Mac peripheral maker and distributor Dr. Bott LLC is now shipping its TiCase 15 II, a brushed aluminum briefcase aimed at users of Apple's new aluminum-clad 15-inch PowerBook G4. |
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- What happens when you leave the kids alone with Dad? <Dennis Hopper>Bad things, man. Bad things. |
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- Microsoft en Universal Music willen samen met een groot aantal andere bedrijven een wereldwijd netwerk opzetten voor het digitaal uitwisselen van content inclusief betaalsysteem. Hiertoe is in maart het Content Reference Forum opgericht. |
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- (US) Meanwhile, Richie -- singer Lionel Richie's daughter -- was arrested last spring on felony drug charges and recently completed a quick stint in rehab. They certainly didn't invent trampy chic or, in Richie's case, recreational heroin abuse, but they're working it hard. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(50%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $narcotic(100%), $opiate(100%), $heroin(100%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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- (UK) Despite all that is good about the place.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $use_is_abuse(60%), $propaganda_theme4(60%), $propaganda_theme5(70%), $propaganda_theme7(70%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $hallucinogen(60%), $MDMA(60%), $stimulant(100%), $cocaine(100%), $cannabis(100%), $alcohol(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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- (Singapore) Each was asked about any past convictions. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(70%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $propaganda_theme3(55%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $propaganda_theme7(70%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $legalization(70%), $cannabis(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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- (US) Martin also inherits two high-profile pieces of social legislation from Chretien -- proposals to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana and legalize gay marriage. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(70%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $propaganda_theme7(70%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $legalization(70%), $cannabis(100%), $various_drugs(95%)] |
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- (Barbados) In support of this, chairman of the Substance Abuse Foundation (SAF), Norman Barrow, said, I don t think the general population really understands the link between drug abuse and crime. He continued by saying ... [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(95%), $propaganda_theme1(85%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $propaganda_theme3(75%), $use_is_abuse(95%), $propaganda_theme4(95%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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- A U.N. summit on information technology wound up Friday as delegates approved two documents long on ambitions but short on funding and strategy for bringing the Internet to poorer regions of the world. |
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