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Pick a side (Dec 13 2003 16:23 GMT) - Reality has hit my sister head on. Carrie started college in Bloomsburg, but wasn't accepted for Fall semester [only Summer and Spring, to begin with] and then was going to live with my dad for a semester at community until the Spring semester began. Now Carrie's mother [not my mother] has fucked up her financial aid paperwork and she can't go back to Bloomsburg. Of course, this has set off a war for Carrie's affections between my father and her mother, neither of which can seem to fathom doing anything in Carrie's best interests. Carrie's mother wants her to live with her and go to community, which she claims she will pay for [despite screwing up Carrie's financial aid and then refusing to pay for Bloomsburg]. |
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- San Francisco looks like London nowadays. It rains and rains. I am not complaining. We need the water. Otherwise, conserving water takes on funny scenarios. |
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- The FingerWhisper currently being developed at the NTT DoCoMo Yokosuka R&D center. Worn on the wrist, this watch-like terminal converts voice to vibration through an actuator and channels this vibration through the bones to the tip of the index finger. By inserting this finger into the ear canal, the vibration can be heard as voice. The great thing is that the body language of using this phone / headset is just like talking on a traditional handset. This means you wont look like a nutter walking down the street talking to yourself when you're really talking into a little handsfree ear piece.... |
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- Quoth Amy Lamboley:I think the conventional wisdom that Dean will run into problems if his antiwar stance makes him seem soft on terror is correct, but I also think that the distinction between being against military force being used generally,... |
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- This is worth reading ! CUAgain : Neighborhood Hazard (or: Why the Cops Won't Patrol Brice Street)... |
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- Pat Hagan, UK probes scientific publications, The Scientist, December 12, 2003. Excerpt: "Labour MP Ian Gibson, who chairs the committee, told The Scientist he hopes the outcome will be 'an informed system' of publishing that is cheap and effective. 'If research is funded by public money, then it should be available to the public for free,' he said....A key part of the inquiry will also focus on the trend toward more open-access journals and whether the government should be supporting such a shift. |
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Fry Willy (Dec 13 2003 16:22 GMT) - Waste not, Want not Keiko the killer whale, known for his role in the heartwarming children's saga Free Willy, has... |
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- This year, religions from around the world awakened to text messaging as a way of reaching out to young people and as a... |
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- You know that guy who coached back-to-back-to-back AAU champions sometime back in the early 80s, when Fred McGriff was still rockin' the afro? Well, he's got competition in the improve your sports skills video market. The Ricktator himself, Rick Pitino, has a new basketball skills DVD, and at $29.99, this stocking stuffer is sure to make your favorite junior baller happy this holiday season!Early reviews of the video, which stars Walter McCarty, say that it's just like all the negativity in this town. |
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- Bought and paid for. The untold story of the Bush administration's penchant for secrecy Important business and consumer information is increasingly being withheld from the public. The Bush administration is denying access to auto and tire safety information, for instance,... |
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- Each day on Chicago's streets the drama of life unfolds in countless ways sometimes tragic, sometimes heroic, sometimes heartwarming, and James Surma has seen it all. He's been a paramedic for 33 years, longer than anyone else on the job. |
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- Sat, 13 Dec 2003 07:00:00 PST |
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- In open provocation of Syria, Israel has been conducting air force flights over Syrian airfields, barracks and other military interests, and has at... - www.indymedia.org:8080 |
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- Each year, I continue my tradition of writing critical commentaries targetting important religious celebrations, and so as to not break with establ... - www.indymedia.org:8080 |
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- President Bush has signed legislation that seeks to punish Syria for its alleged ties to terrorism by authorizing economic and diplomatic sanctions... - www.indymedia.org:8080 |
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- In Saturday's newspapers: The Washington Post reports that "Military Urged To Try or Free 660 Detainees; Senators Visit Cuba Center." In other news, "FBI Applies New Rules to Surveillance; Many Searches Not Subject To Regular Courts' Oversight. |
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- P-Funkmeister enters not guilty plea to weekend arrest; lawyer says police search illegal |
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- Creators of Emmy-snagging sitcom sue NBC for allegedly cheating them of profits |
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- Pink Panther helmer chosen to receive honorary statuette at 76th Academy Awards |
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- this how stuff works article talks about how cable modems work. handy to know since i use one every day!... |
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- The plan is to ditch the greenback in one way or another and an alternative proposal is to trade international oil in a basket of currencies other than the US$....Arab nations are mindful of the fact that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's decision to convert his country's international trading to the Euro may have accelerated the US/UK invasion of Iraq but they are somewhat strengthened by China's plans backed by similar Russian plans to join the Euro as the US currency continues its freefall. |
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- This rugged portable firewire drive will record DV from a camera without a computer. Though I can't see hanging it... |
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- From the Iraqi perspective. Let's just say that the whining from France, Germany, and Russia about reconstruction contracts does not... |
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- After collecting more than 600,000 signatures to place a referendum on the March 2 ballot, opponents of a bill mandating employer-provided health insurance were told Friday that their petitions were flawed and the signatures collected will be thrown out. The... |
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- (Philippines) The ongoing government campaign against illegal drugs will eventually reduce the number of street crimes, she added. [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(55%), $propaganda_theme1(55%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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- (Philippines) Isabela A ranking official of this city warned that Isabela is fast becoming a killing field of suspected drug lords and dealers.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $prohibition_agency(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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- "It is extremely worrying that in a week when the Government's own advisory body on drugs.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(85%), $propaganda_theme3(60%), $use_is_abuse(85%), $propaganda_theme4(85%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $propaganda_theme6(65%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $stimulant(100%), $cocaine(100%), $narcotic(100%), $opiate(100%), $heroin(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%)] |
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- (US) Two Oakland men were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for murdering and robbing a drug dealer in May of 2000.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme1(100%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $propaganda_theme3(50%), $use_is_abuse(95%), $propaganda_theme4(95%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $stimulant(100%), $amphetamines(100%), $various_drugs(95%), $various_illegal_drugs(100%), $police_related_news(70%)] |
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- Problem med att hitta lämpliga julklappar? DN:s medarbetare har tittat närmare i bokhyllan och tipsar om böcker - och för vilka läsare de kan passa. |
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- Ever since the Tiananmen movement was brutally crushed, China has been fairly stable because its leaders and its citizens have each been a bit afraid of the other. But the fear has steadily ebbed. By Nicholas D. Kirstof (New York Times via MyAppleMenu Reader) |
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- Voorwaar, de Belgen hebben zichzelf weer overtroffen in de keuze van hun miss België. De keuze van de jury en de kijkende patriot viel op de onbekende Ellen Petri. Persoonlijk ben ik geen fan van dit soort vleeskeuringen. Waar is... |
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- Discount Blogger Michael tries to make the case that Joe Lieberman would have the best shot at the general election. In part, I think this is wrong just in virtue of Lieberman's ineffective campaigning style (the man has, unaccountably, managed... |
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- LOL. There are 15 open WiFi networks in my zipcode. Wardrivers found all of them. |
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- It is all a bit vague, sadly |
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- March from Atari, we're told |
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- More protests planned with the possibility of legal action too |
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- Activision boss informs us... |
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- Action Vault's Homeworld 2 Wrap Report is written by Alex Rodberg of Vivendi Universal Games (Sierra), who reviews the development process for Homeworld 2, describing what went right and what went... |
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- Richard Wray, Reed Elsevier at risk as MPs look into science publishing market, The Guardian, December 12, 2003. Excerpt: "Increasingly, universities are reluctant to pay the large fees demanded by publishers and are turning to so-called open access journals....Specifically the committee will ask about the importance of open-access journals and whether the government should support the trend towards free scientific information. Such a move could spell disaster for Reed Elsevier. |
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- QUOTE IMO alot of peopleand there dogs have Jackson, BC Rich and Ibanez guitars. Thats why I choose not to play them. True, but they are the best guitars for metal usualy. On the other hand, an electric guitar is an electric guitar! One can customize any sound he wishes on any guitar, and still make is sound really heavy or whatever. |
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- Found this comment on sound and interaction design by Hans Samuelson on the Ivrea Hub, which helped me understand in... |
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