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Tyranny of the politically correct (Dec 22 2003 18:15 GMT) - Dr. Madsen Pirie at the Adam Smith Institute points out the similarities between Orwellian newspeak and political correctness. "The harm of the PC attitude is not that it tries to make us talk differently but that it tries to destroy... |
Colin's Journal
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Venice (Dec 22 2003 18:15 GMT) - My trip to Mexico went well, the meeting was productive, and the journey around the city was not too torturous. I'm now in Venice for the holidays, but so far I've not had many opportunities to ta... |
Monitor Duty
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My "Return of the King" Review (Dec 22 2003 18:15 GMT) - I saw Lord of the Rings last Thursday. So why didn't I post a review? Because it's all been said. It's great and completes a mammoth masterpiece of movie filmmaking that should get a special Oscar for this one-movie-in-three-parts. That it has its problems and overdoes the slo-mo drama a bit much. |
Gonzo Engaged
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Women Finding Their Voices (Dec 22 2003 18:15 GMT) - We decided to do something about it. DONE - PAID, we call it. We run a campaign called "WOMEN'S HOUSEWORK - HOW TO REWARD IT?" When we write to politicians we use the same wise words that are used on international conferences. We say that productive and reproductive work must be treated equally. |
Blog for America
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Today Is New Hampshire Victory Day (Dec 22 2003 18:15 GMT) - Tonight, Dean supporters will be meeting across the country for New Hampshire Victory Day to write letters to undecided voters in the Granite State. Find an event near you! You can also write a letter from home and bring another... |
Blogcritics
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Saddam Conspiracy Theories (Dec 22 2003 18:15 GMT) - Since the capture of Saddam Hussein, there have been numerous stories questioning or contradicting the original account of his arrest. What is the truth? |
Up in Ontario
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Winnipeg Launch (Dec 22 2003 18:15 GMT) - After many months of talk, I have a firm date for the launch of Up in Ontario in Winnipeg. |
Technovia
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Jude Robinson (Dec 22 2003 18:14 GMT) - Via Yoz: Jude Robinson posted (to haddock) a cute little workaround for a certain notorious CSS bug in IE. We told him to put it on a web page so everyone else could see it. He refused. So instead of... |
Metal Underground . com
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Nikki Sixx Defends Motley Crue Glam Phase (Dec 22 2003 18:13 GMT) - Jason Ferguson of Orlando Weekly recently spoke with Motley Crue guitarist Nikki Sixx abou the band's first of three four-CD box sets, 'Music to Crash Your Car To, Volume 1'. Ferguson told Sixx that his "14-year-old self" crossed the band off his coo... |
Daily J
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Jossip Juxtaposition (Dec 22 2003 18:13 GMT) - -With a new wife, new baby and boatloads of cash, David Letterman may have little reason to renew his contract with CBS next year. While Letterman's people deny the rumors, the replacement list is already forming, with Conan O'Brien at... |
Jottings By An Employer's Lawyer
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Employer's Trial Strategy - Avoid Trials Just Before Christmas (Dec 22 2003 18:12 GMT) - Unfortunately, you can't always do that and there is really no indication that was the reason for the $2 million dollar verdict handed down by a Birmingham jury last week. The Birmingham News story on the whistleblower case by a former Vice President of Shelton Community College, Ted Spring, is one of the relatively few million dollar verdicts in an employment case that we have noted this year. But if nothing else it serves as a reminder that the claims of whistleblowers remain a serious threat, and of course, not to try cases the week before Christmas. |
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