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Thank God For The Traditional Media (Dec 18 2003 17:59 GMT) - Sure was great how the news media made sure to report on those thousands of Iraqis protesting for peace and democracy and against terror... |
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Wo die Kinder vom Weihnachtsbaum träumen (Dec 18 2003 17:59 GMT) - Bis Kopenhagen sind es 5770 Kilometer, zum Nordpol ist es viel näher. Die Kinder üben "Stille Nacht" auf grönländisch, ein kleiner Tannenbaum muss weit reisen und Trinkwasser holt man sich als Eisblock vom Strand. ARD-Korrespondent Tilmann Bünz war dort unterwegs, wo der Weihnachtsmann wohnt und es im Winter nicht hell wird.... |
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Poetry: ‘Little Blessing for My Floater’ (Dec 18 2003 17:59 GMT) - “Little Blessing for My Floater” by Jeanne Murray Walker, was published in the November issue of Poetry. I wish I knew whether the epigram meant George Herbert the 17th century poet or G. H. W. Bush, as I personally can't... |
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THE 9/11 COMMISSION says that ... (Dec 18 2003 17:58 GMT) - THE 9/11 COMMISSION says that the attacks were preventable. Well, yes. In fact, they might have been prevented, had dropped balls at the FBI (which led to morbid speculation by field agents that Osama had a mole at headquarters) not frustrated the Moussaoui investigation. Note that no one was fired... |
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THE 9/11 COMMISSION says that ... (Dec 18 2003 17:58 GMT) - THE 9/11 COMMISSION says that the attacks were preventable. Well, yes. In fact, they might have been prevented, had dropped balls at the FBI (which led to morbid speculation that Osama had a mole at headquarters) not frustrated the Moussaoui investigation. Note that no one was fired for that. Of... |
PoliBlog
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Ya Think? (Dec 18 2003 17:58 GMT) - Spurrier: Skins need to 'restructure, reorganize, regroup'... |
Gullibility isn't in the dictionary
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No Buddha or Barbie (Dec 18 2003 17:58 GMT) - Saudi Arabia has banned imports of female dolls and teddy bears, and shopkeepers have been given three months to dispose of any stock. The ban also applies to non-Islamic religious symbols, such as crosses and statues of the Buddha.Saudi ban... |
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NetNewsWire 1.0.7b7 (Dec 18 2003 17:57 GMT) - NetNewsWire and NetNewsWire Lite 1.0.7b7 have been posted. In the process of working on 1.1, we fixed a mach port leak and some performance bugs, and we didn’ |
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Ganz schön obszön (Dec 18 2003 17:56 GMT) - Die amerikanische Medienkontrollbehörde FCC hat die Regeln für Kraftausdrücke in Radio und Fernsehen etwas gelockert. Umgehend hagelte es Proteste - und Spott. Udo Bauer berichtet aus Washington. |
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Unsaif at any speed (Dec 18 2003 17:55 GMT) - Lately I've been so caught up in Saddam and Christmas that I've neglected my duties to readers who come here looking for news and commentary about my home town and home state. Let's get back on track in that regard... |
Techdirt
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A Running Robot Or A Rolling Robot? (Dec 18 2003 17:55 GMT) - It took years for researchers to figure out how to make a robot be able to stand and walk on two legs. In fact, it's so complicated, that some researchers are giving up on that idea and using Segway balancing technology on their robots instead of legs. However, the folks at Sony seem to have taken the concept of the upright walking robot one step further: they've figured out how to make a robot run. That's right, it actually leaves the ground at points while jogging along. |
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ToyVault - Cthulhu Plush (Dec 18 2003 17:55 GMT) - Toy Vault's first ever specialty plush line is based on H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu stories. Dolls are 6-16" tall, made of beautiful fabric and filled with plush and beanies. Look for Secret Agent Cthulhu and Super Hero Cthulhu Coming Soon! |
MacCentral
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ab DataTools releases HR-View 1.0 (Dec 18 2003 17:55 GMT) - Custom business software developer ab DataTools announced on Wednesday that it has released HR-View, an application aimed at Human Resources professionals who need a cost-effective way to manage employee information. |
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Wow, IE really IS ugly (Dec 18 2003 17:54 GMT) - I’d always heard that Internet Exploder’s PNG display was screwy, but I didn’t realize it was that screwy. There she is, folks, your market leader by a mile. |
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